US EditionNigeria: Ogun @ 50 - Abiodun Celebrates Legacy, Progress in State Broadcast
Governor Abiodun praised Ogun State’s growth in education, housing, healthcare, agriculture, and industrialisation, noting it as Nigeria’s second-largest economy with a �17 trillion value.
- At the state’s golden jubilee on February 3, 2026, Governor Dapo Abiodun highlighted Ogun’s progress in education, housing, healthcare, agriculture, and its 17 trillion economy.
- From the merger of Ijebu and Egba on February 3, 1976, Ogun State emerged as a distinct entity and remains one of the two 1976 states with unchanged territory, with major industrial links to Lagos via Agbara and the Lagos–Ibadan industrial corridor.
- The ISEYA development agenda expanded Ogun’s economic base as the Abiodun administration delivered mass housing, built an operational cargo airport, and promised to commission two roads weekly for two months.
- Abiodun has pledged a personal, orderly handover to his successor, entering his last 16 months amid past governors’ fraught transfers and uncertainty over a clean break next year.
- To attract investors, officials urged leveraging Ogun’s proximity to Lagos and upgrading infrastructure, while the ISEYA development agenda and figures like Otunba Mike Adenuga boost its economic profile.
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Nigeria: Ogun @ 50 - Abiodun Celebrates Legacy, Progress in State Broadcast
Press Release - Governor Abiodun highlighted the contributions of past leaders to the growth and stability of the state, acknowledging the roles played by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Governor Olusegun Osoba, and other civilian and military administrators
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Obasanjo, Osoba, monarchs, others celebrate Ogun at 50
Activities marking the 50th anniversary of the creation of Ogun State continued on Monday with an interfaith thanksgiving and prayer session held at the Arcade Ground, Governor’s Office, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta. The event drew a distinguished audience, including former President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, former Governor Chief Olusegun Osoba, past military administrators, traditional rulers, and other eminent sons and daughters of the state. Addressin…
Ogun @ 50: Governor Abiodun declares 3 February public holiday
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Abiodun reflects on Ogun’s legacy, economic gains at 50th anniversary celebration
Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has described the state’s 50th anniversary as a moment for deep reflection, gratitude and renewed commitment to sustained development. In a statewide broadcast on Tuesday to mark the golden jubilee, Abiodun said the milestone symbolised five decades of purposeful progress built on the vision, sacrifices and collective resolve of […]
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