The Ogun State Governor Prince Dapo Abiodun says his administration is currently compiling names of the elderly, the vulnerable and youths that would benefit from the conditional cash transfer scheme in the next 30 days.
The governor stated this on Wednesday at the Town Hall Meeting for year 2023 Budget and Medium Term Expenditure Framework for 2023-2025, for Remo Division, held at the Akarigbo Palace, Sagamu.
According to the governor, the Conditional Cash Transfer is aimed to ease the living of the target beneficiaries, which are part of the state government’s social security intervention
Mr governor added that the intervention would be extended to traders to recoup the financial losses they suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic.
He however, called on women in the state to participate in the Oko’wo Dapo scheme, to boost their enterprises.
Governor biodun explained that the meeting was to allow for participatory and inclusiveness as it is a key component of budget preparation process that would allow more inputs into the budget.
He informed that his administration has involved a wholesome approach in addressing the infrastructural deficit in the state, adding that next 2023 budget would be transitional as it would take the administration to realize it ‘ISEYA’ agenda.
Speaking on some developmental projects that have been executed in Remoland, the governor mentioned Oba Erinwole road in Sagamu, the Hospital road, Market Road, Awolowo Road, Sagamu junction-Iperu-Ode and Ilisan-Ago-Iwoye roads as well as the Cargo Airport at Ilisan, as some of the projects carried out in the zone.
He said that the Remo has also benefited from the renovation of Primary Health Centres, schools and housing projects.
While reaffirming the position of the state as one the best in Internal Generated Revenue (IGR), governor Abiodun said that the state presently ranked fourth behind Lagos, Federal Capital City and Rivers, saying that his administration was working to improve the financial base of the state.
He stressed that his administration has lowered the political temperature in the state and charged the youths to shun all forms of social vices, noting that state has remained peaceful in more three years now.
