Dapo Abiodun (centre), Governor of Ogun State. |
The Ogun State
Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has disclosed that his administration would
collaborate with relevant financial institutions in the country that are
capable of providing credit support to cooperative societies and other micro
small and medium scale enterprises in the state.
Prince Abiodun who
made this known at the celebration of the 2019 International Day of
Cooperatives Celebration, held at the MKO Abiola International Stadium, Kuto,
Abeokuta, with the theme, "Coops for Decent Work", said that his
administration would provide an atmosphere that provides adequate motivation
for cooperative societies to excel.
"Our administration
will collaborate and partner with relevant stakeholders and financial
institutions like the Bank of Industry who are capable of providing credit
support to cooperative societies and other micro small and medium enterprises
in the state," he said.
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Abiodun while urging
the cooperative societies to think and act with government, said that his
administration would support the cooperative societies in the state to become
successful business enterprises which would be protected by enacted laws.
"Let me assure
you that our administration will continue to support the cooperative societies
in Ogun State to become successful business enterprises which will be protected
by enacted laws and in tandem with best global practices," he said.
The helmsman noted
that the welfare of workers in the state remained unshakeable, adding that
regular payment of salaries, remitting of cooperative deductions to pension
fund administrators and other entitlements would occupy the front burner of his
administration,adding that the era of delay in payment of salaries and non-
remittance of deductions had come to an end.
"Regular payment
of salaries, remittance of deduction to pension fund administration and other
entitlements will occupy the front burner for us, never again will you
experience delay or non remittance of deductions of your checks," he said.
Abiodun who also
disclosed that meaningful development could only be achieved with collective
efforts between the society and the government, added that his administration
would ensure an atmosphere that provides adequate motivation for promoting
unity irrespective of place, circumstance or birth.
In her welcome
address, the permanent secretary,Ministry of Community Development and
Cooperatives, Mrs. Melutia Ogunremi noted that the ministry would soon
embark on a raid of unregistered cooperative societies operating in the state,
adding that the task force would clamp down on all illegal cooperatives
societies defrauding the people of the state.
"A taskforce is
being put in place to move around the nook and crannies of the state to
clampdown on illegal cooperatives and those using unregistered cooperatives to
defraud the good people of the state, the program is tagged operation flush
them out and has its slogan as " If it is not registered by Ogun State
government, it cannot operate in Ogun State," she said.
Earlier in his
remarks, President of the Ogun State Cooperative Federation Limited (OGSCOFED),
Alhaji Abdulrazaaq Ola Balogun urged the Ogun State government to help the
cooperative limited achieve its long awaited dream of having a Monotechnic of
cooperative, through the upgrading of the status of the states owned
cooperative college in Abeokuta, pledging their unalloyed support for the
administration of the Prince Dapo Abiodun led government.
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