Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun has said his administration is looking for investors that will develop its 250-bed hospital in Abeokuta to a world-class health facility, capable of providing quality health care services for the people.
He urged investors to collaborate with the government in major infrastructural development projects such as road, railway, agro processing, energy digital economy and other social services under its public-private sector partnership arrangement.
Abiodun spoke at the Nigerian-British Chambers of Commerce (NBCC) webinar with the theme: “Meet the Governor of Ogun State: Investment and Business Opportunities”.
He said that Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu needed attention to bring it to standard and prevent brain drain.
The governor said: “We inherited an uncompleted 250-bed Hospital in Abeokuta as part of our recognition that government is a continuum and anywhere the commonwealth of Ogun State has been invested, we will not abandon it.
“We are, therefore, looking for investors to help us develop it into a standard hospital to stem the tide of medical tourism, conserve foreign exchange and provide quality edicare for our citizens and those who may require the services for research and investigations.”
Reiterating the vision of his administration, which included focused and qualitative governance, improving citizens’ confidence and trust in government through transparent and accountable leadership, the governor said reforms on land, energy, judiciary, tax, finance and civil service were deliberately put in place to ensure ease of doing business in the state.
He said the creation of Public Private Partnership Office, Ogun Investment Agency, Business Advisory and the recently launched Civil Justice Transformation Strategy Document, were other steps taken to ensure seamless business operations in the state.
Abiodun, who stressed the importance of having good roads that link its neighbours, particularly Lagos State, said the 14km Epe-Ijebu-Ode road, constructed by his administration, would soon by inaugurated, while the building of Atan-Lusada-Agbara road had been flagged off.
Urging British investors and others to take advantage of the state’s economic potential, the governor said investment opportunities existed in rice, cassava, spices and vegetables, cattle and dairy, poultry as well as in agricultural international market and special agro-industrial processing zone and in the manufacturing sector.
On housing, he said his administration was determined to provide 3,000 affordable housing units across the state in first instance before 2023.
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