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…