Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has declared that his administration in the past five years has carried out unprecedented turn-around in all the critical sectors of the state economy, describing it as a ‘silent economic revolution’.
He said that despite the humongous infrastructural deficit his government inherited upon assumption of office in 2019, especially in the area of roads at the border communities and Federal highways, he has been able to drastically ameliorate the situation in the best interests of the people in the State.
Abiodun made this known on Friday during the 14th Annual Lecture/Award ceremony of the Nigerian News Direct Newspaper with the theme,” Achieving Economic Prosperity: The Role of Human Capacity Development, Fiscal Prudence and Revenue Generation”, held at Grand Ballroom, Oriental Hotel, Lagos.
The governor, who was conferred with the ‘Man of the Year Award’ and represented by his Special Adviser on Media &Communications, Kayode Akinmade, reiterated his avowed commitment to all-round development in Ogun State and the irreversible resolution to leave behind an enduring legacy of growth and prosperity in the Gateway State.
He highlighted some of his enviable successes in the State within a short period including the construction of over 600km of roads across the three Senatorial Districts, the construction of a world-class Agro-cargo Airport as well as raising the Internally Generated Revenue base of the state to become the most viable state in Nigeria in the area of IGR generation among other achievements.
Governor Abiodun further explained that Ogun State since he took the mantle of leadership has changed the business environment to make it more friendly and favourable to investors, therefore making the state the best in terms of Ease of Doing Business and the investor destination of choice in Nigeria.
According to him, the State presently accommodates over six thousand manufacturing firms in different industrial clusters across the state and contributes immensely to the micro economy of the state as well as the Nigerian macro-economic growth.
