Dapo Abiodun

2023 - 3 - 16

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Why Dapo Abiodun Deserves Second Term – Independent ... (Independent Newspaper Nigeria)

About 45 months ago, Prince Dapo Abiodun came to office amidst massive hope and expectations from the people of Ogun State that at last, a leader had come ...

Ogun State can only wait and anticipate even improved outcomes in the upcoming years, including the second term of the effective and development-oriented governor. The people of the state have, as a result of his leadership, had been living peacefully. Essentially, it will be a rendezvous for the assemblage of farm produce before export, as the government of Ogun State is putting things in place to build an aerotropolis at the airport. The location of the airport at the off limits of the notorious traffic gridlock that characterises Lagos State puts the facility in a vantage position to move goods to other parts of the country from the airport. That will give rise to an economic community that will create jobs, create revenue for the government and expand businesses between the two major states in the South-west. Observers are unanimous that the ambitious Digital Economy Infrastructure Project of laying 5000 kilometre of fibre optic cable and Tech Hubs across the state is the pathway to making the State to Nigeria’s future Silicon Valley. Governor Dapo Abiodun has contributed, in no small measure, to the growth of Ogun State and its people; and this piece intends to highlight some of the strides of his administration. A man of ideas, from day one, Governor Abiodun appreciated (and still does) the role of investment as the engine of economic growth. The Committee also mobilized these funds and resources for the training and retraining of security personnel. Consequently, over 10,000 youth have been empowered and recruited into a teaching internship scheme called OgunTeach, the Ogun State Environmental Protection Agency, OGEPA, different cadres in the health sector, as Fire Service officers and into Amotekun, the security architecture designed by the state government in the South Western parts of Nigeria. About 45 months ago, Prince Dapo Abiodun came to office amidst massive hope and expectations from the people of Ogun State that at last, a leader had come to truly guide Ogun to progress, development and the realisation of her destiny. Come Saturday, the people of Ogun State will come out, again, to express their franchise to choose or reject his leadership.

Ogun 2023: Between bland posturing and Abiodun's grand vision (TheCable)

BY ISMAIL RASHEED. I read a media report last week about a purported alliance between the PDP and nine other opposition parties in Ogun State, ...

The Abiodun administration’s sustained investment in infrastructure and other critical sectors that boost development has made the Ogun State economy the eighth-largest by GDP. The first important metric relates to job opportunities, and the outcome is uplifting. With 29.7% contribution, agriculture topped the 2022 breakdown of sectoral contribution to Nigeria’s economy conducted by the NBS. Governor Abiodun regards the transformation of rural communities as an imperative. This drive is unlike the tokenism which residents of fringe communities had lived with for decades. But his rural development philosophy transcends the rehabilitation and construction of roads. To a large extent, the condition of slum settlements is often a bitter highlight of the chasm between rhetoric and action. Not that the alliance had any real chance of victory even before the alliance’s unravelling, a reality that is not difficult to discern. One is to believe what isn’t true; the other is to refuse to believe what is true.” However, besides being a task that simply overwhelms, the sheer scale of the projects needed to create any tangible impact might make social interventions in these places barely noticeable. Rural communities are usually not the poster images that authorities like to project. The challenge of democracy, especially in developing societies, often lies in the failure to translate the captivating rhetoric of campaign into reality.

Ogun Guber Race: Shock awaits Dapo Abiodun's opponents ... (Vanguard)

Prince Dapo Abiodun has also set records and antecedents which none of his closest opponents can match.

“We have just elected the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, cleared all the three senatorial and House of Representatives seats in the state, which is a phenomenal achievement and the first in the history of Ogun State all on the platform of the APC. “State hospitals across the state have been rehabilitated and provided with qualified personnel for effective healthcare for the people. “Many rural communities in the state have been opened up by road networks to improve mass transit of people and agricultural produce.

I will trounce Gov. Dapo Abiodun, Adebutu on Saturday: Ajadi ... (P.M. News)

The New Nigerian People's Party (NNPP) governorship candidate in Ogun, Olufemi Ajadi is confident of victory in Saturday's governorship election.

I don’t have N1m in my account when I started my journey, but I’m now a billionaire. I believe in total victory by the grace of God. He said, “There is no stable electricity and that has been killing our economy, but I will partner with electricity companies. I don’t believe in impossibility. “Amosun called me, but unfortunately we can’t come together because their candidate was back in the race and our meeting did not yield any fruitful results. So, the youths will not leave their representative and vote for someone else.

Ogun 2023: Ajadi vows to make pensioners proud, fix electricity ... (Daily Sun)

The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) Olufemi Ajadi has promised to clear the N68 billion pension and gratuity of retired ...

He said, “There is no stable electricity and that has been killing our economy, but I will partner with electricity companies. That is why I don’t have any fear or anybody to fear in this race. He said “No negotiation, nobody has the funds to buy my party.

For The Soul Of Ogun State - P.M.EXPRESS (P.M.EXPRESS)

FUNSO OLUKOGA. I recently found myself in an unusual retort while watching former Governor Ibikunle Amosun on television presenting Mr Biyi Otegbeye at an ...

At least that will guarantee one thing – the severing of Senator Amosun’s umbilical cord from the governance of Ogun State for another four years. And that has been the great issue in governance in Ogun State these past four years, and will still be the focus for the immediate future. It’s through these dynamics that Ogun leaders have been able to save the soul of the state in critical times. And this has effectively denied him a place on the same pedestal as his predecessors and his successor. This is the candidate that all of our people in Ogun State” should vote for. And what irks many Ogun State stakeholders is the depth of the bitterness he vents in proving his entitlement to the control of that seat of power.

I want to ensure agro cargo airport's completion - Abiodun (The Punch)

The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, said the vision behind the construction of the Gateway Agro-cargo International Airport was to expand the ...

We are also constructing a second apron, so one apron will be dedicated to cargo, the other will be dedicated for passengers, we have a runway that is about 4km in length and about 60 meters in width A senior procurement officer, Executive Jets Aviation, Layefa Amanah, said: “we have found out a lot of persons fly out to do their maintenance outside the country and this being an international and cargo airport, it is also going to help facilitate the movement of parts, it is not going to be something that will be difficult considering it’s going to be a cargo airport whereby containers can land and we can easily get our parts. “This airport is an agro cargo airport but it is also an international airport, so we will have activities for both agro and non-agro, and then we have passenger traffic as well.

Airport: Abiodun hosts aviation investors, projects Ogun agro ... (Businessday.ng)

The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, hosted investors in the aviation industry and declared his administration's...

I am talking in terms of employment, development of the facilities and areas around the airport. We are also constructing a second apron, so one apron will be dedicated for cargo, the other will be dedicated for passenger, we have runway that is about 4km in length and about 60 meters in width “I think this airport will certainly be one of the very best we have in the country and perhaps in the continent, and I think when it is completed, it will serve several other purposes in terms of an export processing zone.

Why Abiodun's Re-election Is a Foregone Conclusion (NNN)

Last week, a media report claimed that the PDP and nine other opposition parties in Ogun State had formed an alliance with the intention of defeating the ...

With all these achievements and continued commitment to development, it is clear that Governor Abiodun has endeared himself to the people of Ogun State. Ogun State also has the second-least out-of-school children in Nigeria, and the second-most-employed population in Nigeria, according to the National Bureau of Statistics. Governor Abiodun’s comment after he was conferred with the “Agriculture-Friendly Governor” award by President [Muhammadu Buhari](https://nnn.ng/tag/muhammadu-buhari/) last year reflects the increasing recognition of agriculture’s potential: “As a government, we prioritize agriculture not just for the assurance of food security but also to generate employment and empower the youth population, enhance trade as well as the entire value chain and ensure overall economic prosperity.” Abiodun’s philosophy of rural development transcends the rehabilitation and construction of roads, incorporating critical growth catalysts like agriculture, electricity, healthcare, education, and security. [](https://nnn.ng/#:~:text=seo blogger outreach) This has endeared him to the people so much that his re-election is a foregone conclusion.

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