INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE: ODU CHARGES MINISTRIES ON BETTER PRODUCTIVITY
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INTERNALLY GENERATED REVENUE: ODU CHARGES MINISTRIES ON BETTER PRODUCTIVITY
The Secretary to Ondo State State Government, Princess Catherine Oladunni Odu has re- assured Ministries, Extra-Ministerial Departments and Agencies of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu’s continued support to the actualization of their ministerial mandate, just as she called on Government Ministries and Agencies to put in place necessary mechanisms to improve their internally generated revenue .
Princess Oladunni Odu stated this in Akure while playing host to the Commissioner for Regional Integration and Diaspora Relations, Prince Boye Ologbese and his Management team.
According to her, being able to look inward to seek alternative ways to boost revenue generation is germane to the Governor and the State at large.
The Secretary to the State Government said she was impressed with the efforts of the Commissioner to improve upon activities of the ministry despite limited resources.
According to a statement by her Media Officer, Debbie Funmilayo, Princess Oladunni Odu, solicited continued effort at keeping up with the reform initiatives as it would lead Ondo State to gain economic boom in the nearest future if properly harnessed.
Speaking earlier, the Commissioner, Prince Ologbese while addressing the SSG on the purpose of his visit stated that in line with the vision of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, is striving to change the narrative of his ministry from being over dependent on monthly subvention from the state government to a business driven one as a means to increase the internally generated revenue (IGR) of the State. As such, the Ministry is working on a project with Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) Commission and Nigerians In Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) which has to do with designing Ondo State as a business hub of the entire SouthWest”
He further stated, “now that technology is fast moving ahead of our crude oil, we must be able to look beyond our means without waiting on the Federal Government before embarking on major projects, which would sustain us in the nearest future if properly harnessed. Self reliance is very crucial and critical at this point in time for the State” .
Prince Ologbese, hinted that his ministry had been in and out of discussions with its parent ministry DAWN commission in Ibadan to know the kind of projects to embark on which sister states like Ekiti, Osun, Oyo and Lagos states, could benefit from so as to further strengthen the SouthWest region for self reliance.
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