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Ogun Finance, Works Commissioners Appear Before State House Of Assembly

The Ogun State Commissioner for Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and her Works counterpart, Mr Lekan Adegbite, have appeared before the State House of Assembly to … Continue reading Ogun Finance, Works Commissioners Appear Before State House Of Assembly


The Ogun State Commissioner for Finance, Mrs Kemi Adeosun and her Works counterpart, Mr Lekan Adegbite, have appeared before the State House of Assembly to clarify issues on the proposed N19 billion loans being asked for by the State Government for developmental projects across the state.

The two commissioners had been invited by the committee to shed more light on the loans being proposed by the executive arm, as well as to ensure that due process was followed.

At the meeting, members seized the opportunity to ask questions on some issues bordering on the state finances and especially the repayment plans of the proposed loans.

While answering questions, the State Commissioner for Finance denied any deductions from Local Government funds as being rumoured in some quarters in the state, as she tried to give a clean bill of the state finances

The Commissioner also maintained that the loans would be channelled towards on-going developmental projects across the state.

She also took a swipe at the Federal Government on the bias over allocation of ecological funds to states, saying N300 million has so far been given to Ogun State.

The Commissioner for Works, however, maintained that international best practices are being observed in the award of contracts by the administration.

In the final analysis, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Suraj Adekunbi, promised to give the necessary legislative backing to the loans request, to facilitate development in the state.