Dapo Abiodun

Adedapo Oluseun Abiodun MFR CON (born 29 May 1960) is a Nigerian businessman and politician who has served as Governor of Ogun State since May 2019. Currently a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Abiodun first entered politics during the aborted Abacha transition in 1998 and remained active in politics until being elected governor in 2019. Dapo_Abiodun Quotes Rape is an act that is worthy of condemnation in our society. The girl child deserves our protection from this form of absurdity. As a government, we will do everything within our reach to guide against Sexual and Gender-Based Voilence in its entirety. My position on governance is that the people's common interest must be the priority, and government therefore is a continuum. Ogun state’s proximity to Lagos is not just a geographical coincidence. It is a strategic asset that we have deliberately leveraged. Being the immediate neighbour to Lagos places us in a unique position to benefit from spillover economic activities, urban migration, and industrial expansion. From the moment we assumed office on May 28, 2019, our approach has been proactive and structured. We developed and began implementing our administration’s ISEYA development agenda—Infrastructure, Social Welfare, Education, Youth Empowerment, and Agriculture. Recognizing that our location is a prime economic magnet, we prioritized infrastructure to connect Ogun’s towns and cities to Lagos and neighboring states. We improved major arterial roads, rehabilitated rural roads to ease access to farmlands, and initiated urban renewal projects. Moreover, we created an environment conducive for investors—reducing bureaucratic bottlenecks, facilitating land acquisition, and ensuring security. As a result, Ogun now hosts some of Nigeria’s largest industrial estates and continues to attract multinational corporations, logistics operators, and real estate developers. I mean, you are aware of the alliances that we are striking with different nationals and the indigenous nations, the assistance we are getting from different nations, and I’m sure you know that these things are not unconnected with politics. But you know the process of identifying, arresting criminals, it is a process. And I’m sure the law enforcement agencies are on top of it again, My state has become a near El Dorado. And everybody can testify to that. Things have totally turned around in my state, My state is the fastest growing economy in this country. I’m the industrial capital of this country. My GDP has grown from four trillion to 17 trillion in just seven years,” he said. Mr President is on top of the situation, and I’m sure that between now and elections, you will see this begin to taper out, It is not because of any special funding; we have not been given any special funding by the Federal Government. It is just because of the strategic location of my state and proximity to Lagos. Well, for us, we occupy a strategic position in the country. We are the closest to the financial capital of Nigeria. So, what we did last October was to actualize and domesticate the Renewed Hope Initiative to begin to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. That was our Phase 1, and Wednesday was Phase II, which was our E-Mobility Launch, showcasing electric motorbikes, electric tricycles, CNG tricycles, and electric vehicles. Yes, you saw me riding the CNG bike, but let us take some steps back. Sometime last year, we launched our CNG Mass Transit Programme, which was basically the conversion of some of our state-owned buses to become CNG powered I realized that it was important for me to immediately cash in on this initiative and provide an alternative means of transportation that will cushion the effect of the deregulation that was brought to a stop; These policies have been applauded by development banks and organizations all over the world. It will take time for their impacts to begin to be felt by the common man. What I will say to Nigerians today, boldly, is that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has only been in office for a year and perhaps three months. Rest assured that even though I am not trying to speak for them, I have knowledge of what they are working on. You can imagine what we have done in Ogun State, which is a state of about 5,000,000 people, compared to the whole of Nigeria, where we have a population of over 200 million. You see, the problem with the average Nigerian is that we are very impatient. From the announcement of a policy to its implementation, it takes a period of time. Well, without a doubt, the Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration is a considerate one. This is the first time, and I am glad that my brother, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, who spoke with you earlier, alluded to such things, even though I do not agree with everything. He said that this government is a responsive one. Last week, we met with Mr. President; we hold the National Economic Council meeting once a month to discuss the economy of the country and review our activities. The voices and cries of our people are being heard from the local governments to the state governments and to the Federal Government, and we are all working together. This is the first time there would be protests or civil disobedience, and the government would go all out to ensure that they engage with diverse groups, explaining to them what the government is doing, what it has done, and what it intends to do External links Category:Governors Category:Living people