New Management To Revive Olumo Rock

The newly inaugurated management of the Olumo Rock Tourist Complex in Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital, southwest Nigeria, has started on a promising note by restoring public power supply to the complex three and half years after electricity was disconnected.

The new management was inaugurated by the Governor of the state, Sen. Ibikunle Amosun about three weeks ago in Abeokuta and they were charged to turn around the fortunes of the complex which had become a shadow of its past for over four years now.

The General Manager of the complex, Mr Kola Anidugbe disclosed this to our correspondent while speaking on the activities to reposition the complex. He also stated that some buildings that were dilapidated in the complex had equally been renovated.

According to him, “the management team had also been planting trees at strategic points to provide shade for tourists. Committees and Consultancy groups have been put in place to initiate and execute visual art projects.”

He explained that the project when completed would portray the historical and cultural significance of Olumo Rock as the ancestral home of the Egbas and also make the complex aesthetically pleasing.

Anidugbe stated that members of the committee were drawn from different private organisations and higher institutions which deal in visual arts.

He added that sculptures as well as mural designs which will tell stories of past and present events would be placed around the rock, while some spaces will be used as gardens and locally made tents for those desiring to hold parties in a natural environment within the complex will also be provided.

—Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta