Despite their party and political differences, a ray of hope shone Friday that the Governors of Oyo, Ogun and Lagos will do the needful to ensure the collective economy of the three states is taken to the next level through the creation of a joint development commission.

Expressing optimism on the plans to ensure a good working relationship between the three states, the Governor-Elect of Ogun State, Mr. Dapo Abiola said the fact that the three states have a lot in common is enough reason to ensure sync that will promote economic development in the areas of security, physical planning, revenue generation among others.

Mr. Abiodun spoke with journalists at the Agodi Governor’s office, Ibadan after paying a courtesy call on the state governor Abiola Ajimobi in his office.

Noting that the three state governments must work to ensure that the Lagos-Sagamu-Ibadan expressway, which he described as an important economic corridor in the country must be given the deserved attention, the Ogun Governor-Elect noted that the issues of development of the three neighbouring states will get their collective attention.



Abiodun said “I am in Oyo state on a courtesy call to my elder brother and senior colleague, Senator Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state.

“You know that Ogun state and Oyo State have a lot of things in common. One, we enjoyed the proximity to Lagos and Oyo state has been the economic headquarters for the entire Southwest. What we intend to do going forward is that we are going to have a joint development commission between Ogun, Lagos and Oyo because we have contiguousness in common.

“We must ensure that our economic development is in sync whether in the areas of security, physical planning, revenue or people that probably lives in Ibadan and works in Ogun state and vice versa. We must ensure that we capture them in a tax net and we will ensure that in terms of physical infrastructure as well.

“The Lagos-Sagamu-Ibadan expressway is a road that joins all of us together, and that is probably the most important road in this country and the economy of Nigeria is intertwined on that road.

“So, those are issues that are very important to us. So, the Governor of Ogun, the Governor of Lagos and Governor of Oyo must sit down together and have a working relationship so that we can raise the economy of these states to the next level.”

https://thenationonlineng.net/lagos-ogun-oyo-govts-to-create-joint-development-commission/

Start first let's see. We're not falling for body language this time around.

So Lagos is part of Yoruba land

Same way we should have South East- South South Joint development commission

Nice collaboration.... Job creations in the making

Fresh incomings
Fresh ideas
Good combo

Too bad Edo state is surrounded by lazy governors that hate development.

Okowa to the south, bello to the north

your JV should be more than cheap roads and photoshoots..make Yoruba great economically, politically and educationally....provide a sustainable environment for investment to thrive to enable more jobs in our brain drained region..we need visionary, selfless and humanistic leaders, we don't need petty minded individuals at the helm of Yoruba affairs.....

Cool development

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Timmypromise:
So Lagos is part of Yoruba land

yes

yourFEARS:
Same way we should have South East- South South Joint development commission

Must south east always force attachment with South South? No wonders Asari called them slaves.

................ Leadership! Leadership!! Leadership!!!
go initiative but in wrong direction. we have the Oodua Investment Company, one of the first and early conglomerate in Nigeria belonging to the entire core western state of which Lagos State recently joined, is there wasting away in all potentials.
Lagos Airport Hotel, Lafia and Premier Hotel both in Ibadan belongs to the Oodua Group. Wema Bank and formal national bank was a property of Oodua before the later merged during the capitalization regime.
Oodua use to be one of the strong construction company the nation would boast of back then, I could remember they had the strongest real estate company way back. they own the franchise to Pepsi Cola before selling it off.
the most recent is the establishment of O'Net the telecom company that was established at the onset of the deregulation of the telecom industry, this is barely functioning if at all it is still in existence.
order than keep creating and creating why don't we strengthen the existing structures and institutions to function well. just like people clamouring for state police, I kind of laugh, why? we never return to drawing board to know why the existing structure fail we believed it failed so erecting another is the only solution to perfection. No.
the leaders should build on what is contently existing make it work hence if we see the need for a parallel structure to run along side as a result of success recorded then good for all.

Right step in the right direction

Good news

Lagos is biafla land

Why not a courtesy visit to seyin makinde the incoming governor, ajimobi is leaving may 29 oo . this visit is not worth it

Ekiti and other low income state should be given priority.
Like the way World Bank gives priority to the African countries.

Talk talk talk talk.

We only good at bla bla bla

Is04970:

Must south east always force attachment with South South? No wonders Asari called them slaves.

The SE cannot independently survive without the oil rich and coastal towns of SS.

Excaperx:
Too bad Edo state is surrounded by lazy governors that hate development.

Okowa to the south, bello to the north

On a good day you should be tied up and flogged

This is a very good development in South West

simplycarro:


The SE cannot independently survive with the oil rich and coastal towns of SS.

SS and SE

Are more close................



They have the same agendas

Is the Governor-general of Lagos State aware of the proposed commission? Before it ends up as only OYO and OGUN commission