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The Ogun State governor-elect, Ibikunle Amosun,
yesterday inaugurated a policy working group, comprising five
committees with a mandate to work out modalities for the efficient
performance of his administration when he assumes office May 29.

At the ceremony which took place at the spacious
Hubert Ogunde Hall of the June 12 Cultural Centre in Kuto, Abeokuta, Mr
Amosun explained that he had developed a five-point agenda derived from
the progressive programmes and manifestos of his party, the Action
Congress of Nigeria (ACN).

According to him, the group has been divided into six
sub-committees, namely: health, education, agriculture, rural
development and rural industrialisation, lands, housing and urban
renewal committee, budget and economic planning and security.

Mr Amosun added that the main committees would
coordinate the various work groups relevant to their respective focal
areas, stressing that the terms of reference include: assessment of the
current state of affairs, identifying the challenges and opportunities
that could be leveraged, identifying the required transitional
initiatives and roadmap to attain the goals.

He said the reports are expected in two weeks’ time,
adding, “We recognise that this is a rather short duration.
Nonetheless, we trust that these eminent personalities are capable of
working around every constraint there may be, including time, to
deliver the objectives of this assignment.

“The other area I will request committees and the
work group to devote attention to is the funding of programmes and
projects. The precarious state of the finances of Ogun State is well
known to merit any rehash here. It is therefore imperative that some
thought be devoted to identifying creative sources of funding for the
implementation of the policies and programmes,” Mr Amosun appealed.

“It is my hope and prayer that the policy document and more
importantly its implementation will become a reference point in
responsive governance in the country. It is indeed one key element of
the process designed to meet the yearnings and expectations of the good
people of Ogun State,” he said.