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Tuesday, December 28, 2021 / 08:45
AM / by Oyo State Government / Header Image Credit: Seyi Makinde
...promises to take document to geopolitical zones for buy-in, inputs
Oyo
State Governor, 'Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, received the draft of the Oyo State
Development Plan, 2021-2040, from the Central Working Committee and Technical
Group.
He
stated that his administration will unveil a long-term state development plan
and a medium-term development plan from 2021-2025 in the second quarter of next
year.
A
statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa,
indicated that the governor, while receiving the draft of the development plan
2021-2040 at the Executive Chamber, Governor's Office, Secretariat, Agodi,
Ibadan, said that the plan, which would be unveiled through an economic summit,
would facilitate economic prosperity for Oyo State and serve as a guide for
successive administrations.
He
explained that the plan would equally help enforce commitment to promises made
to the people, adding that the plan comprises economic development, human
capital and social development, infrastructure development and physical
planning, among others.
Governor
Makinde also stressed that the development plan would keep the people abreast
of the government's visions in ensuring sustainable development in the state as
well as promote participatory governance.
He
said: "It was just about six months ago that we inaugurated this 27-member Oyo
State Economic Steering Committee with a mandate to create the document that
will serve as a roadmap for sustainable development for our dear state.
"Well,
I am excited that today, we are receiving the document, the Oyo State
Development Plan (Agenda 2040) and the medium-term development plan for
2021-2025.
"Well,
you know politicians like making promises in every election cycle - in about
two weeks' time in 2022 - that will be the beginning of another election cycle.
"What you see is either we make big promises or recycle old promises to
the people but what ensures that these promises made become promises kept is
having a roadmap with clearly defined milestones and deliverables.
"In
fact, I can say that the economic prosperity that we are enjoying currently is
because we are working with the roadmap. We already had the plan of what to
prioritise, and now, we will prioritise it.
"We
have seen what works and so, in keeping with tenets of our engineering a modern
Oyo State, and as true pioneers of transformation, our administration embarked
on creating this document so that those that are coming after us will not have
to go through the same struggles that we went through.
"This
development plan will, in the medium and long terms, provide reliable pointers
to sustainable development. The document will be presented to the good people
of Oyo State in all the geopolitical zones for their buy-in. This is because we
do not think we are the most brilliant in the state or we know where the shoe
pinches in all the geopolitical zones. So, we will give them the opportunity to
see this document and also make their inputs.
"The
document will be sent to the Executive Council for approval. We can make plans
but when we don't put timelines, it may just be a mirage. So, I will give a
timeline of on/or before the third anniversary of this administration, we would
launch the document."
Governor
Makinde, who stated that the development plans contained in the document were
based on the four pillars of economic development; human capital and social
development; infrastructure development; and physical planning and sustainable
development; said it became imperative to plan for the future of the state.
"I
must say that making this plan for the future is not an easy task.
"For
example, the Nigeria of today is different from the Nigeria of 25 years ago. In
the same way, the Oyo State we have today will be different from the Oyo State
that we will see in the next twenty years.
"In
putting together this economic plan, a metric that changes the dynamics of the
society has to be taken into consideration. But you can be confident that a
good job has been done in this document," the governor added.
He
appreciated the effort of the coordinating consultant, Prof. Olu Ajakaiye and
members of the central working committee and the technical working group for
their immense contributions towards the production of the Oyo State Development
Plan (Agenda 2040) and medium-term development plan 2021-2025.
Earlier
in his remark, the Commissioner for Budget and Planning, Prof. Babatunde
Musibau, noted that the development plan will be the first of its kind in the
history of Oyo State.
He
hinted that the plan is all about the identification of a more holistic
solution to development problems, explaining that the development plan
contained four pillars and 25 thematic areas in line with the global
development agenda.
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