Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun. Photo Credit: Twitter/@dabiodunMFR
The Ogun State government has announced that the Southwest Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, will kick off in the state this January.
The government also announced the commencement of the implementation of Residents Identification Cards with a view to providing a reliable database of the people living in the state.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin, said the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, made these known in his New Year broadcast, on Friday.
The governor added that the State Health Insurance Scheme, which had been provided with N100miliion seed fund, will take off in the first quarter of 2021.
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The Ogun State government says the Southwest Security Network, codenamed Amotekun, will kick off in the state this January.
The state government also announced the commencement of the implementation of Residents Identification Cards with a view to providing a reliable database of the people living in the state.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Kunle Somorin, said the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, made these known in his New Year broadcast, on Friday.
Abiodun added that the State Health Insurance Scheme, which had been provided with N100m seed fund, will take off in the first quarter of 2021.
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Olalekan Osiade, Special Assistant on Information to the Governor of Ogun State writes that the state’s next fiscal year will follow the same pattern of an inclusive approach which has always allowed the people to make inputs and take ownership of the budget
“The main thrust of our capital spending programme in 2021 is the completion of many ongoing and new projects as possible across the State. Accordingly, we have prioritised projects that can be rapidly completed to benefit our people.
Those were the words of the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun, while presenting the 2021 budget to the state House of Assembly on Wednesday, where he emphasised the need to improve on the welfare of the people.