The Ogun State governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Solomon Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, on Monday unveiled his nine-pillar manifesto, tagged “ITESIWAJU for Ogun State”, calling for continuity in governance and development policies in the state.

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Adeola, who is also the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation and represents Ogun West Senatorial District, cited Lagos State as an example of how successive administrations could build on the achievements of their predecessors to accelerate economic and infrastructural development.

The senator disclosed this in Abeokuta while meeting with members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council in the state.

He argued that the development recorded in Lagos since the return to democratic rule in 1999 was partly attributable to what he described as a relatively seamless transition from one administration to another.

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Adeola said Ogun could experience similar multiplier effects if successive governments maintained and completed viable projects initiated by their predecessors instead of abandoning them for new ones.

According to him, Lagos’ development experience demonstrated the importance of policy continuity, noting that research on the state had documented how successive administrations since 1999 had worked on governance reforms, infrastructure, transportation, revenue generation and urban development.

The APC governorship candidate said that, if elected, his administration would continue viable infrastructure projects inherited from the current government rather than abandoning them because they were initiated by a previous administration.

The senator said discontinuity in government could delay development by several years, stressing that projects should be evaluated by their benefits to the people rather than by the political administration that initiated them.

He also called for an issue-based campaign ahead of the 2027 election, urging governorship candidates to clearly explain what they intended to do in the areas of youth development, women’s empowerment, industrialisation, agriculture, infrastructure, security, job creation and economic growth.

Adeola said, “If Lagos could achieve what it has achieved through seamless transition of government from one administration to another, we can begin to imagine the multiplier effects that continuity can bring to the economy and development of Ogun.

📰 Source: Punch Nigeria