We will not fail to fulfill campaign promises- Amosun

Ogun State Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun has assured that he would not fail in fulfilling all his electioneering campaign promises aimed at bringing development and giving a new lease of life to all and sundry in the state

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Governor Amosun made this known at the State’s Ramadan Special Iftar, tagged, “ Sustaining the Gains of 2015 Elections: Muslims on Call”, held at Arcade Ground, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, solicited for continued prayers for the success of the present administration in spite of the economic reality in the country.

He assured that all the on-going projects across the three senatorial districts of the State would be completed, adding that all arrears of deductions would also be offset by the end of July.

“This time, we need prayers from the good people of the State to sustain the tempo of our programmes and policies. We have started and we are determined to work more.

As a government, all on-going projects in our three senatorial districts would be completed without leaving any stone unturned. We have promised to offset deduction arrears by the end of July. This administration would not rest on its oars.

Let me assure you that we would not fail in fulfilling all campaign promises. We have started and we are determined to work harder this second term”, Amosun stated.

While emphasizing the importance of planning which has been the bedrock of Ogun State Government since the present economic circumstance rocked the nation, the State’s helmsman said that the initiative to raise the bar of Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) had been helpful in running its affairs.

The Governor also called on Muslims to use the Ramadan season to show love, affection and kindness without any form of discrimination.

“We have based everything on planning. The bar of IGR we were able to raise, helped us in achieving the development we can see this far in spite of the economic reality in the nation.

It behoves on all Muslims to use this Ramadan season to show kindness and affection in order to make its purpose fully realized, “he affirmed.

Speaking earlier, the guest lecturer and Chief Imam of the University of Abuja, Prof. Taofeek Adesina Abdul-Azeez, described the 2015 general elections as a watershed and called on Nigerians to be patient with the Government in fulfilling its promises.