THE federal government has approved a princely N480.4 billion for the Southwest Development Commission (SWDC).
Otunba Gbenga Daniel, Senator representing Ogun East and former Governor of Ogun State, made the disclosure in Lagos recently at a public function.
The Commission, which was borne from a bill personally championed by Daniel in the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly, is a fulfilment of his long-standing dream to create a dedicated vehicle for transforming the Southwest region.
Daniel’s passionate advocacy for the bill stemmed from his intimate understanding of the region’s untapped potential and development challenges, forged during his years as Ogun State’s helmsman.
Speaking to an attentive audience of influential leaders at the Yoruba Leaders of Thought meeting held recently, at Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Daniel’s voice carried the weight of accomplishment as he said that President Bola Tinubu was meticulously handpicking the finest Yoruba minds including scholars, innovators, and visionaries both within Nigeria and from across the Diaspora, to steer this ambitious commission.
The Ogun East Senator, whose legislative fingerprints are now indelibly stamped on the Southwest’s development roadmap, called on all sons and daughters of the region, alongside progressive-minded Nigerians, to rally behind President Tinubu’s administration and the All Progressives Congress.
He noted that even international sceptics are beginning to recognise the wisdom in Tinubu’s bold economic vision.
