The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has assured that his administration will complete all ongoing projects without imposing additional tax burden on the citizens, explaining that the completion of all developmental projects embarked on since its inception remains his utmost priority.
Penpushing reports that Abiodun made this known on the sidelines of the budget presentation at the Ogun State House of Assembly, and reiterated the financial creativity and transparency of his administration.
The Governor explained that this have pushed the state far above almost all the states in Nigeria except Lagos, in Internally Generated Revenue capacity, making Ogun state one of the three most viable states in Nigeria.
Penpushing further reports that he explained that he remained focused on projects with revenue potential, capacity to enhance employment generation, and consistent with the priorities articulated in the state’s Economic Development Plan & Strategy 2021 – 2025.
The Governor stated that his administration was able to reverse the humongous infrastructural deficit it inherited from successive governments in the state in less than six years of his tenure, adding that the ISEYA mantra, as a compass of developmental drive for his administration, had helped in no small way to enhance speedy growth in all sectors.
‘The inherent concept of our developmental agenda is predicated on projects that align with the seven thematic areas contained in the Medium-Term National Development Plan 2021-2025, namely: Economic Growth and Development; Infrastructure; Public Administration (Governance, Security, and International Relations); Human Capital Development; Social Development; Regional Development; Plan Implementation, Communication, Financing, Monitoring, and Evaluation’, he said.
Penpushing also reports that the Governor, however, promised residents of the state that despite the aggressive move to generate revenue and block leakages, his government would never impose additional burdens on them.
Meanwhile, the Governor it is recalled recently presented a budget of N1,054,542,020,147.47 to the House of Assembly as the proposed budget for 2025, tagged “Budget of Hope and Prosperity,” which is made up of N453.56 billion as recurrent expenditure and N600.98 billion as capital expenditures.
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