Dapo Abiodun:

Ogun State Governor-elect, Dapo Abiodun, on Friday, inaugurated a 23-member Economic Transition Committee and pledged his administration’s commitment to make a difference by providing quality governance.

“Our vision is to provide good and focused governance that creates an enabling environment for sustainable economic development of Ogun State.
“This will translate to significant improvement in the welfare of our people and their individual prosperity,” he said.

Abiodun also assured that his administration would complete all ongoing projects that would be beneficial to the people, and urged the outgoing government to provide details of all projects.
He stated this while inaugurating the 23-member State Economic Transition Committee and 235-member Work Groups at Ogere-Remo, in Ikenne Local Government Area of the state.

Members of the committees were drawn from opposition parties.

DAPO ABIODUN ECONOMIC TRANSITION COMMITTEE MEMBERS OF TRANSITION WORK GROUPS
1. GOVERNMENTPROCESSES
Hon. Obanla
Hon. Falujo Calistus
Hon. Wale Omowunmi
Hon. Remmy Hazzan
Hon. Israel Jolaoso
Evang J. Ola Ifede
Hon. Akeem Tiamiyu
Hon. Tunde Gazal
Mr Folarin Matthew Babatunde
Mrs. Abimbola Majekodunmi-Onakoya Ms. Eniola Olawale
Mrs. Kesi Seun-Adedamola
Mr. Adekoya Adeleke Steven
Mr. Tunji Akinlade
Adeleye Olalekan Babatunde Odunlami Olarotimi Olabode

2. GOVERNANCE&STRUCTURES
Mr. Gbolahan Adeniran Hon Kazeem Salako Barr. Jibola Kaka
Hon Adebowale Ojuri Hon. Muyiwa Oladipo Hon. Somoye
Hon Lukman Adiro
Hon. Allen Taylor
Hon. Bola Lawal
Hon. Oduntan
Fatai Ajigbare
Femi Onakoya
Barrister Femi Odufowokan Alhaji Nuru Olaleye
Mrs. Yemisi Somorin Dawodu
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Barr. Mrs. Abimbola Lanre-Balogun
Barr. Funso Olukoga
Mr. Haroun Majekodunmi
Mr. Razaq Dada
Mr. Kamar Ogunfowora Hon. Nurudeen Aina

3. EDUCATION, YOUTH & SPORT
Hon. Isiaka Aderounmu Femi Ogunbanwo
Evang. Kehinde Akinsoji Alhaja Folasade Adeyemo Dr. Dapo Odukoya
Hon. Oluwatobi Daregos Hon. Ayo Shomide
Hon. Niyi Ogunfadebo Taiwo Akpata
Chief James Dina
Mrs. Bukky Onabanjo
Chief Logere
Prof. J. S. Odemuyiwa
Mrs. Folayemi Olubunmi Layeni
Mr. Bolaji Adeniji
Mrs. Kemi Adeogun
Mr. Bukola Olopade
Omoba Abiola Ogundeko
Mrs. Kehinde Nwany
Bidemi Bameke
Ismail Oluwole Obisanya
Mr. Olamide Lawal
Ola Muritala
Damilola Ogunpola
Hon. Dare Alebiosu
Abayomi Mighty
Sulaimon Oduwole
Mrs. Olanrewaju Savage
Falowo Abidemi Rufai
Abayomi Oke
Otutuloro Hassan
Mrs. Titi Fagbote
Kehinde Osibodu
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4. HEALTH&SOCIALSERVICES
Dr. Rahman Fagbenro
Hon. Falujo
Hon. Femi Akinwunmi
Hon. Femi Ilori-Oduntan Hon. Taofeek Lawal
Hon. Yetunde Adesanya Hon. Seyi Odumuyiwa Princess Faosat Adedeji Hon Adijat Adeleye Oladapo Mr. Ifekayode Akinbode Alhaji Wasiu Isiaka
Dr. Tinu Agunloye
Dr. Jibola Amosu
Dr. Kehinde Ololade
Prince Jide Fadairo
Dr. Rabiu Kusimo
Alhaja Khadijah Ishola
Dr. Mrs. Bisola Sodipo-Clark Mrs. Fola Laoye
Dr. Abayomi Olajide Dr. Taiwo Olunuga
Dr. Oluwadare Kehinde
Dr. Yemi Onabowale
Mrs. Jumoke Osu Alhaja
Ayinke Hassan Dr. Funmi Umunna

5. PHYSICALINFRASTRUCTURE
Hon. Tope Kuyebi
Engr Kunle Otun
John Obafemi
Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat
Hon. Fola Salami
Engr. Babatunde Adeshina Hon. Sola Elegbeji
Hon. Amos Akindele
Hon. Barr Siwoniku
Hon. Yinka Odufuwa
Mr. Olumuyiwa Adedoyin Arc. Kola Ogunleye
Hon Waliu Taiwo
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Dr. Lanre Apampa
Mr. Najeem Jimoh
Mr. Gboyega Odunlami Mr. Biodun Otunola Mr. Adeyinka Dayo
Mr. Lanre Ademola Mr. Kayode Anibaba Arc. Annette Fisher Mr. Dolapo Balogun Engr. Nimot Muili
Prof. Kola Adebayo Engr. Remi Osiberu Mr. Kunle Adesanya Mr. Lolu Adubifa
Mr. Ojuroye Porta
Mr. Biodun Fari
6. FINANCE
Prof. Mrs. Teju Somorin Mr. Olaolu Olabimtan Hon. Afolabi Afuape Hon. Gbenga Adesina Hon. Jagunmolu Omoniyi Chief Talabi
Hon. Bukky Braimoh Hon. Dapo Odunsi Mr. Wasiu Lawal Bolu Owotomo
Hon Wale Jubril
Mr. Bolaji Balogun
Dr. Yemi Osindero
Mr. Afolabi Olorode
Mr. Wole Shojobi
Mr. Foluso Mustapha Mr. Segun Bankole
Mr. Farouk Oreagba
Mr. Babatunde Babayemi Mr. Bayo Adefegbe
Mr. Lanre Sotunde
Mrs. Folake Dada
Mr. Kayode Fadahunsi Chief Remi Ogunmefun
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7. EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
Prince Tella
Hon Segun Ojolowo
Hon. Abiodun Akinlade
Chief Ogunmola
Otunba Seyi Oduntan
Hon. Funmi Efuwape
Hon. Rufai
Hon. Nuru Matanmi
Hon. Okunuga
Sunday Adeniyi
Hon. Nike Osoba Akogun Deji Kalejaiye Mr. Remi Bakare
Barr. Leke Adefala Barr. Ify Ekuri
Tunde Osibodu
Mr. Seun Somolu Alhaji Saka Ahmed Otunba Adenaike
Mr. Kunle Sodipo

8. AGRICULTURE & FOOD SECURITY
Hon. Kayode Fagbuyi Hon. Femi Durojaiye Hon. Mosunmola Oladipo Hon. Tunji Akinosi
Hon. Tade Matthew Chief Yaya Fadipe Chief Omogbon Hon. Jamiu
Otunba Fatai Sowemimo Alhaja Abisola Aliyu Alhaja Faidat Akintunde Dr. Mrs. Labisi Akinlua Prof. Badru Taiwo
Mr. Tunji Taiwo Christopher Omoba Aderibigbe Tella Mallam Hadi Arewa
Mrs. Adunola Abe
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9. COMMERCE&INDUSTRY
Senator Gbenga Obadara
Hon. JKA Odetogun
Hon. Sunday Akinyemi Hon.
Biodun Adeleye Femi Onanuga
Hon. Ademolake
Hon. Kike Delano
Hon. Deola Akintonde
Eze Igbo
Dr. Oyebade
Hon Abayomi Hunye
Hon. Biyi Otegbeye
Olotu Dipo Sofowora
Prince Mick Akingbade
Rev. Sola Ladipo-Ajayi
Ms. Sola Arobieke
Mrs. Yinka Ogundimu Mallam Garuba Mohammed Mr. Francis
Mr. Segun Dada
Mr. Ladi Odujirin
Olamide Adedeji
Eniola Badmus
Wale Osinubi
Hafeez Balogun
Mr. Dapo Sorinolu
Prince Fatai Adetona
Dapo Odojukan

10.SPECIAL PROJECTS
Hon. Bode Edun
Hon. Peju Shote
Hon. Abudu Balogun Hon. Kunle Adeyemi Barrister Sina Soyinka Hon. Adewale Adeogun Alhaji Tokunbo Razaq Hon. Ade Rasheed Hon. Lekan Onamusi
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Hon. Kunle Mudasiru
Mr. Soji Akin-Bankole
Engr. Funmilade Akingbagbohun Dr. Saka Matemilola
Hon. Sesan Fagbayi
Mr. Gbenga Sokefun
Dr. Deji Ashiru
Dr. Adeoye Adefulu
Mrs. Bioye Philip
Mr. Femi Tejuoso
Mr. Femi Odumabo
Mr. Femi Ogunseinde
Ms. Adedolapo Fatimah Adekoya
Signed
Prince (Dr.) Dapo Abiodun MFR
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BEING THE ADDRESS DELIVERED BY THE GOVERNOR-ELECT OF OGUN STATE, PRINCE (DR) DAPO ABIODUN, MFR, ON THE OCCASION OF THE INAUGURATION OF THE ECONOMIC TRANSITION COMMITTEE AND WORK GROUPS, HELD AT TCC RESORT, OGERE-REMO, ON WEDNESDAY,17TH APRIL, 2019.

Protocols,

I heartily welcome you all to this occasion of the inauguration of the Economic Transition Committee and the Work Groups. This is a major milestone in our commitment to the Building Our Future Together Agenda, the central theme of my campaign manifesto and I sincerely appreciate all of you for hearkening to the call to serve our dear Ogun State by volunteering your time, expertise and experience for this important assignment. Posterity will adequately reward you for this selfless service with a honourable mention.

2. The importance of the task at hand cannot be over-emphasised. You are being called upon to elaborate on the campaign manifesto, identify and distil the pressing needs of the state and our people, recommend specific programmes and policies and develop a measurable and realistic roadmap, including identifying low hanging fruits, for implementation. The Terms of Reference for the Work Groups will be provided to guide the assignment. However, should there be a compelling reason to tweak any of the items, I believe the Secretariat will be favourably disposed to consider such adjustment.

3. I am confident that the main committee and the Work Groups are most suited to deliver the objectives of this assignment, what with an array of leading lights of our State in all fields of endeavour, rich blend of perspectives across professions, political affiliations, gender, demography, among others. While our non-partisan technocrats are expected to bring to bear on the assignment their rich, global and detached “outsider” perspectives, the professionals in politics and other political actors will provide context and knowledge of the environment to develop a Policy Document that is deep in concept, broad in scope, ambitious in vision but takes cognizance of the current realties. Equally important, it will enjoy the ownership and buy- in of the critical stakeholders, an important component of our commitment to inclusive government. In this regard, each work group should identify critical and relevant stakeholders and seek their input, as may be necessary.

4. Our vision is to provide good and focused governance that creates an enabling environment for sustainable economic development of the state that translates to significant improvement in the welfare of our citizens and their individual prosperity. In traversing the length and breadth of the over 16,000 square kilometres of the state during the campaign, I gained further appreciation of the vast natural resources spread across the state. These natural resources, coupled with the premier status of Ogun State as the intellectual capital of the nation, should make the job easy. The challenge here is to bridge the gap between the potentials and actual performance.

5. There is no gain-saying that funding will be a major constraint, hence our recognition of public – private partnership as a veritable tool for funding in a manner that keeps the interest of the state paramount while delivering significant value to all the stakeholders. Therefore, the Work Group on Finance is enjoined to identify creative means of funding to support the realisation of the governance agenda.

6. There are two other issues that I believe are worth emphasising. First, the Transition Committee and the Work Groups are requested to come up with recommendations on Monitoring and Evaluation mechanism that will ensure that agreed initiatives are not only implemented, but there is a framework to track progress and ensure desired outcomes are achieved. As Larry Bossidy, co-author of Execution: The Discipline of Getting Done, once said, “strategies are intellectually simple; but the implementation is not.” On our part, I want to assure that we are fully committed to this process and that the document that will emerge will not be used to decorate the shelf but will be diligently implemented.

7. The second point I will like to reiterate is that the government is a continuum. Therefore, the next Administration will continue the implementation of the ongoing projects that have a clear line of sight to upliftment of Ogun State and benefits to the people. I am hopeful that the incumbent government will provide to us timeously accurate information on all the ongoing projects in the state and the general state of affairs of our common patrimony.

8. At this juncture, I must acknowledge and appreciate an incredibly large number of people in and outside the state who have expressed a desire to participate in this exercise but cannot be accommodated because of the limited available slots. Your offer to volunteer your service is appreciated and has strengthened our resolve for good governance. I have directed that a database be developed and continually updated on the abundant human resources of Ogun State extraction across the globe for our Administration to tap into from time to time. The consortium of project management service providers and subject matter experts who have come together, at no costs, to provide their much sought-after professional services for this planning process deserves appreciation and commendation, and I so do.

9. Let me conclude by stating that I am conscious of the fact that the expectations from the next Administration under my watch are high and that people have become cynical of government and the political class in general. And the task is not made easier by paucity of funds. Nonetheless, the incoming Administration is determined to make a difference and provide leadership that earns the confidence of the people, a government that has character and can be trusted. We believe the Transition Committee and the Work Groups will make this task lighter with the outcome of your assignment that is expected ahead of 29 May, 2019. This will enable us hit the ground running without any delay.

10. On this note, it is therefore my pleasure to inaugurate the Economic Transition Committee and the Work Groups to the glory of God and service of Ogun State.

11. Once again, I thank you all most sincerely and wish you fruitful deliberations. God bless you all. God bless Ogun State. God bless Nigeria.
Igbega Ipinle Ogun, ajose gbogbo wa ni

Prince (Dr) Dapo Abiodun MFR Governor-Elect of Ogun State, Nigeria,
Wednesday, 17th April, 2019.