SIR: Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun came into office at a time the state was in dire need of a man that would help salvage it from collapse and chart a new course for its development.

It is now exactly two years that the Mission to Rebuild our dear state took -off with the mandate to bring about qualitative and affordable education, efficient health care delivery service as well as agricultural production/ industrialisation, affordable housing and urban renewal; and rural and infrastructural development/employment generation. The journey so far has indeed brought succor and aided in restoring people’s confidence in government as the present administration in Ogun is sold out to service to humanity and wealth creation.

Looking at the spate of insecurity before May 29, 2011 compared to what was witnessed in the past, they are two parallel lines. With the huge investments of Senator Amosun-led administration in security, residents have been going to bed with their eyes closed while businessmen are as well thriving without any worry.

This prompted the former Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to disclose during his recent visit to Abeokuta that, ‘night life in Abeokuta is so superb compared to other states of the federation, in terms of safety.’

Little wonder Senator Amosun was awarded the Best Security Conscious Governor in West Africa few months ago by Security Watch Africa in far away Ghana, among other awards he got both locally and internationally.
The aggressive pursuits of the lost educational legacies which the Gateway State was in the past known for by the present administration had in these two years earned its public schools and students as well as teachers numerous laurels, including the President’s Teachers’ and Schools Awards 2012 Edition held in Abuja where Ogun clinched six major awards including National Best School Administrator, Best School Head Teacher in Nigeria, Best Primary School Teacher in Nigeria as well as 2nd Best Junior Secondary School, 3rd Best Primary School and 2nd Best Junior School Teacher.

When the first fly-over bridge in the 37 years history of our state was being commissioned on the  January 24, 2013,the former military administrator in Ogun, Gen. Seidu Ayodele  Balogun (rtd) frankly pointed out that, ‘I can’t believe in my wildest imagination that a bridge of this magnitude could be in this state at a time like this’.

It is no news that the on-going road expansion projects in over fourteen places across the three senatorial districts of the state, with several fly-over bridges being constructed simultaneously on the six laner roads are a good omen that good times are here.

Besides, the ability of the present administration to take Ogun from the economic doldrums of N600m monthly Internally Generated Revenue to N4B monthly IGR as well as closing all leakages are pointers to the fact that we would soon be among the most economically viable states.

Femi Onasanya, Abeokuta.