- Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State highlighted his administration’s achievements, including delivering more housing units than his predecessors combined, launching a job portal, and constructing a state-of-the-art cargo airport
- The governor called for cooperation with the UNDP in various sectors, such as housing, energy transition, ICT, women empowerment, and sustainable development
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has stated that his administration has delivered more housing units in its first four years in office than all of his predecessors combined.
Speaking during a meeting with the UNDP country representative in Nigeria, Mohamed Yahya, in Abuja, Governor Abiodun highlighted his government’s achievements, including success in the Women Empowerment program, laying of over 5,000 KM of fiber optic for high-speed internet access across the state, the launch of a job portal with over 150,000 registrations in the first week, and the construction of the Gateway Agro-Cargo Airport with a 4KM runway, which is the longest in Nigeria. He also mentioned a planned investment of over $400 million for a special agricultural processing zone (SAPZ) near the airport.
Governor Abiodun called for cooperation between the state and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in sectors such as housing, energy transition, ICT, women empowerment, job creation, and employment. These sectors are the major focus of his administration under the ISEYA Developmental Pillars.
The UNDP representative, Mohamed Yahya, outlined the organization’s objectives, including poverty alleviation, SDG implementation, democratic governance, and impact measurement. He mentioned the UNDP’s Jubilee Program, which aims to place 20,000 Nigerians in the public and private sectors while the organization pays their salaries for one year, with 5,000 companies participating and 4,000 placements already recorded.
Governor Abiodun expressed the intent to collaborate with UNDP in various areas, including baseline data development, arts and creative economy, expansion of the Ogun State for Women Project, climate change, TVET training, mini-grid power solutions, and sustainable housing projects, among others.