In few hours from now, Nigeria will be 59yrs old as an independent nation. In this regard, the Ogun state Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has pleaded with Nigerians to give President Muhammadu Buhari the necessary support as he makes every effort to lift Nigeria out the present economic quagmire.
The governor, in a statement on 59th anniversary issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, said Nigeria has all it takes to be a great nation. He therefore urged everyone support the efforts of the federal government in fighting the remnants of Boko Haram, and in fixing the economy.
The governor said “I call on Nigerians to support the present administration with prayers and work with President Buhari to end insurgency and other fault-lines that divide us as one indivisible and united country. “I pray that the country would witness prosperity, peace and progress.
It was a divine mandate that the President won this year’s presidential election and his efforts so far justifies the confidence reposed on him. “We have seen how he has been handling the economy: his anti-corruption campaign, food security and internal security challenges.
I am confident that with his efforts, by the time we celebrate our 60th Independent Anniversary, we shall be full of greater joy and fulfilment.” The governor also restated his administration’s commitment towards ensuring good governance by being just, equitable and fair in the distribution of the dividends of democracy across the state.
He added “Our government has put up some policies in place; we are going to improve job opportunities in the State. “Recently, the Investment Promotion Council Bill was signed into law, to promote the ease of doing business and consequently improve employment opportunities for the youths. “We have set up a job portal, where the youths are encouraged to put their names for companies to have local content, so that job portal would be their primary source for the recruitment of their staff,” he stated.
According to governor Abiodun ” the Anchor Borrowers’ Programme, the declaration of state of emergency in the educational sector, as well as the Oko’wo Dapo scheme, which is targeted at supporting women in the grassroots, with interest free loan, were all targeted to make life more abundant for the people of our state”.
Prince Abiodun concluded by calling on elected officials to pursue governance with vigor and to consider their positions as a contract between the people and God.
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