Aregbesola Has Displayed Frugality In Governance-Commissioner For Finance

By Ayobami Agboola,0sogbo

The Osun State Commissioner for Finance, Hon. Bola Oyebamiji has described Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola as a shrewd governor, who is frugal in all standards as chief executive of a state.

Osun State Commissioner for Finance, Hon. Bola Oyebamiji

Oyebamiji,  who was  fielding questions from journalists at the Correspondents’ chapel of NUJ in  Osogbo, the Osun State capital said that the  governor’s outstanding prudence had been manifested in the way he transformed the state despite meager resources accruing to the state.

He explained that all the projects embarked upon by the governor was targeted at  improving  the living standards  of the people in the state.

Oyebamiji added that the notion and passion behind the debt incurred by the administration were to develop  the infrastructural base of the  state, which according to him has been commended by international communities.

Speaking on the efforts of the government to develop its mining sector, Oyebamiji hinted that the state government has taken a step to begin the mining of gold in the state very soonest.

The Finance Commissioner disclosed that the state have 16 mining licenses in different states in Nigeria and investing so much into agriculture and real estate in order to rejuvenate  its economy.

He said  that the government was investing on Aeromagnetic Survey to discover the amount of mineral deposits in the state.

He assured that the result of the efforts taken by the government would soon yield positive and made known to the people of the state.

He however dispelled rumours that a garment factory in the  state,  Omoluabi Garment Factory has folded up. He asserted  that the factory won a big uniform contract from an agency recently.

He therefore appealed to the people of the state to continue praying for the government, assuring them that the proposed MKO Abiola Airport, Ido-Osun, would be a great benefit for the state.