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PDP Promises Ogun Residents Economic Relief, Better Welfare

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PDP Promises Ogun Residents Economic Relief, Better Welfare 

By Ahmad Sirajo Makama

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has promised residents of Ogun State a new development agenda focusing on economic relief, better welfare and stronger security ahead of the 2027 election.

At his campaign flag-off in Abeokuta, the governorship candidate of the party, Oladipupo Adebutu, unveiled “ITURA DE”, a seven-point programme he described as the “economic and social liberation” of Ogun residents.

Presenting “ITURA DE” as a plan to tackle insecurity, unemployment, poverty and inadequate public services while strengthening local government councils, Adebutu said his priority would be to make the government more responsive to the needs of ordinary citizens.

He stated: “Delivering true, tangible dividends of democracy is not merely our political mission; it is our unbreakable covenant with the people of Ogun State.”

Adebutu described the period beyond 2011 as 15 years of “regression”, blaming successive administrations for what he said were hardship, neglect and poor economic management, contrasting it with the PDP administration between 2003 and 2011, which he said provided stronger grassroots development and better welfare for workers and pensioners.

He pledged to settle outstanding pensions and gratuities and review the state’s Contributory Pension Scheme, if elected, noting: “The dehumanisation of our civil servants and pensioners stops from the first day you put us in office with your votes.”

Adebutu promised financial autonomy for the state’s 20 local government areas so development could reach communities more directly, saying: “True financial autonomy for our local governments will create additional twenty nodes of development.”

On security, he pledged stronger protection for farms, highways and communities, while vowing that residents would be free to support their preferred political parties without losing access to government services.

Adebutu promised affordable financing, training and infrastructure to make agriculture more profitable, expand opportunities for young entrepreneurs and review multiple taxations affecting businesses.

He stated: “We shall review the predatory structures of double taxation currently choking our market men and women and small business owners in particular.”

Noting that Ogun State is one of Nigeria’s major industrial centres, with extensive manufacturing and commercial activity, particularly along the Lagos-Ogun corridor, Adebutu asserted that its economic strength should translate into more jobs, business opportunities and improved living standards.

The PDP candidate argued that his more than three decades of business and personal ties to Ogun State gave him a strong stake in its future, saying: “For over 31 unbroken years, my roots, my wealth, my enterprises and my sweat have been irreversibly planted in the soil of Ogun State.”

He said his “ITURA DE” agenda covers security and law and order; local government financial autonomy and workers’ welfare; urban development and transportation; rural and border communities; agriculture, economic and industrial development; women, youth and sports; education, healthcare and other social services.

Similarly, the deputy governorship candidate, Yemi Showunmi-Kolapo, urged residents to support the party, promising that an Adebutu-led administration would provide relief from poverty and maladministration.

Also, the PDP State Chairman, Abayomi Tella, appealed to voters to support Adebutu, promising that the party would reciprocate their mandate with improved social amenities, responsive governance and better living conditions.