Regular training and re-training is a tool needed for achieving efficient service delivery in any government, Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has declared. Governor Amosun made this assertiontoday in Ota while declaring open a 3-day retreat tagged “Consolidation of Present Gains and Charting the Way Forward” organised for top government functionaries and bureaucrats in the State civil service. According to him, continuous training of officials remained the only means of keeping them abreast of developments and happenings and making them to deliver in line with international best practices, saying that the 3-day exercise would be an…
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In the determination to encourage private sector participation in its massive housing delivery programme, the Ogun State government has affirmed that it will continue to create a conducive environment for private developers to operate and thrive. Commissioner for Housing, Mr. Daniel Adejobi gave this assurance in Abeokuta during a media chat on the State’s housing policy. “Our motive is to flood the market with mass housing delivery programme which is for low and medium income earners, this is the reason why we called on private developers to partner with the State government as we will continue to…
Efforts of the Ogun State Government to utilize agriculture to drive its industrialization programme has again received a boost with the establishment of a N5b ethanol producing plant in Igbesa, Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government area of the State. The factory which is the first of its kind in Africa has an installed capacity of processing 240 tonnes of cassava per day and nine million litres per annum.All these came to light when the Managing Director of Allied Atlantic Distilleries, owners of the plant Mr Anurag Dhiuman was conducting the State Commissioner for Commerce and Industry, Otunba Bimbo Ashiru round…
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the on-going road construction which links Lafenwa in Abeokuta North Local Government with Ayetoro in Yewa North Local Government Area in Ogun State will be completed and ready for commissioning in December this year. The State Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Arch. Olamilekan Adegbite gave this assurance while inspecting the 50 km long road. Adegbite said like other “Ogun Standard” roads, the Lafenwa-Ayetoro road would be reconstructed into six lanes with furniture such as street lights, median, sidewalks and green belt. “The road should be ready by December this year and it is part of…
PULLING DOWN THE HOUSE TO PROTECT A CORNER: A NOTE OF CAUTION It is with considerable hesitation that I write this letter to you, especially a few minutes after I called and spoke with you on the phone over the crisis arising from your programme in Ewekoro Local Government Area on Thursday, 16 January, 2014. However, after a thorough consideration of information obtained on the same issue prior to and subsequent to the telephone conversation with you from some mutual friends, Security Agencies and State officials, some of whom you had also spoken with on the same issue, I…
Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has denied vehemently his alleged involvement in the disruption of a meeting organised by the senator representing Ogun Central Senatorial District, Gbenga Obadara, at Wasimi in Ewekoro Local Government Area of the state. Amosun, according to a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media, Olusola Balogun, condemned all acts of violence against any citizen of Ogun. He, however, regretted the attempt to link him or any member of his government to such dastardly acts in order to score political points. “The news of the alleged attack was shocking to…
A community leader in Ijebu-Ode, Alhaji Folorunso Elias has called on homeowners who built their houses illegally to take advantage of the Homeowners’ Charter Programme recently introduced by the State Government to obtain required documents while the programme lasted. Alhaji Elias, a former Secretary of Community Development Council in the State made the call during a sensitization programme in Ijebu Ode, describing it as a succour for them to obtain the documents at a cheaper rate. He said the programme was a rare opportunity and hope restorer for home owners in this category who failed to obtain…
The Ogun State government is set to embark on a re-demarcation exercise as part of measures to reclaim lands it had earlier lost to encroachers and illegal cocoa farmers within its forest reserves. Commissioner for Forestry, Alh. Adebayo Fari disclosed this in Abeokuta at a meeting with stakeholders, pointing out that it would be carried out in Areas J1, J3, J4, and J6 Omo forest reserves. It would be recalled that few months ago, the State government had announced that over 100,000 hectares of the total 137,000 hectares of land in Omo forest reserve had been encroached…
Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, has charged leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) across the state to shun politics of exclusion so that the party can continue to meet the aspirations of the citizens. He said the giant strides recorded so far by the party in Ogun were products of politics of inclusion and accommodation, defence of the rule of law and extraordinary commitment on the part of the government and residents. Amosun spoke yesterday in Abeokuta during a meeting of party chieftains from the 3 senatorial districts, 20 local councils and 237 wards of…
Ogun State government has enjoined stakeholders in the forestry sub sector to always follow due process while carrying out their transactions to avoid sanctions. Commissioner for Forestry, Alhaji Adebayo Fari gave this warning while addressing workers at different revenue collection points of the Ministry across the State. Fari underscored the need for timber contractors and others doing businesses within the sector to ensure prompt and correct payment of funds into appropriate purse of government. According to him, it is necessary to sensitize and caution toll collectors to address cases of laxity noted in the out gone year, affirming that government…
The on-going demolition of illegal structures in Pakoto, Ifo Local Government Area of Ogun State becomes necessary to pave way for the construction of a Federal Government-owned medical facility for which the lands had earlier been allocated. Commissioner for Urban and Physical Planning, Mr. Gbenga Otenuga made this clarification while inspecting demolition of the illegal structures, saying it was wicked for anyone to conclude that the State Government derives pleasure in destroying people’s properties. Represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, TPL. Abiodun Adewolu, Otenuga recalled that over 2000 hectares were initially allocated to the Lagos…
Barely 48 hours to the end of the year, the Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun today signed the State’s 2014 Appropriation Bill tagged ‘Budget of Consolidation’ into law. Speaking shortly before signing the bill in his Oke-Mosan office, Governor Amosun commended the legislature for its speedy passage and assured that the executive arm would implement the budget to the letters, expressing optimism that it would go a long way in consolidating the “Mission to Rebuild” in the coming year. Governor Amosun explained that his administration was desirous of becoming self-sustaining in terms of revenue generation…
Two new judges have been appointed into the Ogun State judiciary. They are Justices Durojaiye Naheem Omolaja and Babatunde Ademola Bakre. The State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, while performing the swearing-in ceremony today at his Oke Mosan office charged the two new Judges to discharge their duties without fear or favour. Amosun said the Judiciary in the State has a rich pedigree, submitting that “when you take Ogun State out of the legal system in Nigeria, a large chunk of it must have been taken away from the law of the land”. He urged the new…
Barely four weeks after 250 commercial motorcyclists in Abeokuta were given free crash helmets; their counterparts in Ota have had similar gesture extended to them. Addressing the 250 beneficiaries at a ceremony held at the secretariat of Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government, the Commander of Traffic compliance and Enforcement Corps, (TRACE) Commander Ayodele Sangofadeji said the gesture was meant to encourage the riders to use crash helmet always. He said studies have shown that when worn, crash helmets protect the head and prevent injuries during road accidents, he therefore enjoined them to abide by traffic rules and regulations…
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Ogun State Government has dismissed reports published by a national newspaper that N11 billion was missing from Tax Revenue collected by consultants engaged by the government from residents living in border towns. In a statement by Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu, Commissioner for Information and Strategy, the government stated that the report was a clear misrepresentation of what transpired when Mr. Babajide Odubanjo, the chairman of the state Board of Internal Revenue Service appeared on Tuesday before the House of Assembly to defend the service’s projections for year 2014. The Government explained that the total amount of money collected…
Governments in the remaining 35 States of the country have been advised to replicate the Homeowners’ Charter programme recently launched by the Ogun State government in their respective States to ensure environmental sustainability as well as eradicate poverty and hunger as advocated in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Special Adviser to the State Governor on MDGs, Mrs. Hafsat Abiola-Costello gave the advice in her remarks in Ilorin, Kwara State at the fourth Regional Conference on Post MDGs 2015 organized by Department for International Development (DFID) South West Office in collaboration with Kwara State MDGs Office. She said…
An appeal has gone to residents of Irokun, Ode-Omi and neighbouring communities in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of Ogun State to support the State government as it is making efforts to revitalize the Olokola Free Trade Zone Enterprises project. Director-General of the Bureau of Lands and Survey in the State, Mr. Adewale Oshinowo made this appeal during an inspection tour to the communities. . Oshinowo said following the discovery that some land speculators within and outside the State had tampered with the pillars used to demarcate the allotted land for the project; government was making efforts…
Cocoa farmers operating within the various forest reserves owned by the Ogun State Government have been reminded to redeem their pledge of paying up the regeneration fee meant to revitalize the vast areas of land they have depleted. Commissioner for Forestry, Alh. Adebayo Fari made the call while addressing cocoa farmers at Gbamugbamu village in the Area J3 Forest Reserve of the State. It would be recalled that few months back, members of the State Chapter of the Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN) willingly agreed to pay the sum of N300 on each bag of cocoa…
Ogun State House of Assembly has assured that it will ensure prompt passage of the 2014 Budget before it. Chairman of the House Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Hon. Akanbi Bankole gave the assurance shortly after rounding off the budget estimate defence sessions by Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The lawmaker commended the respective Heads of the MDAs for their prompt attendance at the exercise, clarifying that only a few of them would have their budgets adjusted. Earlier in his defence of the Assembly’s budget estimates before the Committee, the Clerk, Mr. Muyiwa Adenopo said the sum of…