“What I see is fantastic, rapid development in Abeokuta. The roads, the bridges, the flyovers are very, very impressive. I have just told the Governor that we need his expertise to come help develop us in the United States”. United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle describing the infrastructural development under the Senator Ibikunle Amosun government in Ogun State as rapid and fantastic. Entwistle, who said this during his official visit to Abeokuta, the state capital yesterday expressed satisfaction at the quality of infrastructures being put in place to transform the Gateway State. He noted that the…
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United States Ambassador to Nigeria, James Entwistle has described the infrastructural development under the Senator Ibikunle Amosun government in Ogun State as rapid and fantastic. Entwistle, who said this during his official visit to Abeokuta, the state capital yesterday expressed satisfaction at the quality of infrastructures being put in place to transform the Gateway State. He noted that the expertise used by Amosun in achieving so much in less than three years could be needed in helping the United States develop better. “What I see is fantastic, rapid development in Abeokuta. The roads, the bridges, the flyovers…
After considering the requests made by residents to Governor Ibikunle Amosun during his tour of the designated centres for collection and submission of forms for the Homeowners Charter Initiative, the Ogun State government has extended the deadline till March 31. This is to enable people benefit from the opportunity which allows property owners in the state to get Building Plan Approval and Certificate of Occupancy at discounted rate.Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Alhaji Yusuph Olaniyonu said in a statement that the people now have additional one month to collect forms and submit them. The initial deadline was February…
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal has described the on-going urban renewal programme in Ogun State as a display of politics of development. Tambuwal, who made this assertion during his visit to Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital yesterday, commended the state government for its successes so far in terms of infrastructural development, noting that it has re-defined the landscape of the state. “I was even asking myself where the governor has gotten the money for these laudable road projects. This is my first official visit to Abeokuta and I can tell you that…
The Ogun State governor,Senator Ibikunle Amosun has assured that the Tongeji Island in Ipokia local government area will not go the way of Bakassi Peninsular due to government neglect. Governor Amosun gave the assurance while receiving the new flag officer,Western Naval Command,Rear Admiral Samuel Alade in his office. The governor said he has written the presidency twice on the challenges facing the Island with a view to ensuring that the island is properly guarded.’we will ensure on our part as a government that Tongeji Island does not go the way of Bakassi .We shall continue to ensure the…
The Ogun State Government has set aside about N11 billion for large-scale farming and improved agricultural production this year, with planned expansion of state-owned cocoa, oil palm, cotton, kolanut and cashew plantations located across the state. The state government intends to install a 15,000-capacity hatchery and engage in massive production of point-of-cage pullets. Speaking on the state’s agricultural development at the 2014 Ogun State budget breakdown held in Abeokuta, Oluwande Muoyo, commissioner for budget and planning, said the budgetary allocation was made for agricultural sector to consolidate on the success achieved last year on agricultural production. …
The Ogun State government was not surprised to see yet another mischievous press statement issued by Mr. Sina Kawonise, a member of the Labour Party, in which he tried to foist the mischievous figures he had earlier peddled about the state’s debt profile on members of the public. To achieve his purpose, Kawonise took figures from the planning schedule prepared by the state Ministry of Works and Infrastructure, among other documents given to members of the State House of Assembly during the Wednesday, 13 February , 2014 hearing. The document from which he took the figures he is now…
The unity among members of the Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was reaffirmed today in Abeokuta as party faithful led by the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun and National Assembly members from the state attended the stakeholders’ meeting on the party registration exercise due to commence on Wednesday. The event gave the lie to the rumours of polarisation within the party and irreconcilable differences among its chieftains. Speaking at the event, the Ogun State APC Membership Registration Chairman, Hon Adeniyi Fabikun, called on supporters of the party in all the nooks and crannies…
No fewer than 24,000 Ogun State women are to benefit from the N400m micro-credit revolving loan scheme which the State Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development in conjunction with ECObank Plc is disbursing. Commissioner in charge of the Ministry, Mrs. Elizabeth Sonubi who made this known in a chat with newsmen in Abeokuta indicated that beneficiaries are to be given funds ranging between N20, 000 and N200, 000 According to her, the N400m loan is the third phase of the revolving scheme given to women involved in petty trading and small scale businesses to boost their…
**As Amosun Receives World Bank Officials The United Kingdom Trade and Investment Office and German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) have reiterated their determination to partner with Ogun so that the gateway state can become the economic hub of Nigeria and West Africa. Officials of the foreign firms expressed the view today at Ota, during the Ogun 2014 Retreat for senior government officials, held at the Temperance Hotel and Conference Centre. Participants, who also included four officials of the World Bank, were of the opinion that the current climate in the state offered tremendous opportunity for…