Why Osun is reviewing the State Development Plan (SDP) 2019- 2028, Budget Commissioner




.....describes Oyetola as futuristic





Osun Commissioner for Economic Planning, Budget and Development Prof. Olalekan Yinusa has highlighted some emerging issues in the world as the reasons for the need to review the State Development Plan (SDP) 2019-2028.

The Commissioner gave the hint today while declaring open a  day training workshop organized for the "State Plan Revision Team(SPRT) and Sector Planning Teams(SPTs) on the review of the SDP 2019-2028.

He explained that the COVID-19 pandemic that is ravaging the world,with the State not left out, increase in population, digitalization and all other issues which had drastically affected the economy of the world  necessitated the review of the SDP 2019-2028.

Yinusa stated further that Governor Adegboyega Oyetola speedily approved the review of the SDP 2019-2028 because of his genuine interest to give residents of the State the best and move the State forward.

While giving other reasons for the review of the SDP, the Commissioner said, among other the things, the review will help the State to have a reliable budget and ensure that there is transparency and accountability in Public Finance Management.

In his words, "We must begin to plan for the future from now, the world is evolving and things are no longer the same. We need to prepare and plan to meet these new realities staring us in the face.

"Population is growing, COVID-19 is ravaging the world, the economy is changing, we need to review our plans. We must be thankful to God that we have a man like Governor Adegboyega Oyetola in the saddle of leadership today, he is planning into the future, that is why we are doing this today",He stated.

Making a brief presentation on the roles of State Plan Revision Team(SPRT) and Sector Planning Teams(SPTs), the resource person at the Training Workshop, Dr Gabriel Ojegbile said, it is important that the reviewed plan is quality assured.

He added that the vision of the State, major priorities of the State, as well as the challenges of the State must be fully considered, stressing that the State must be ready to improve on the existing baseline in all Sectors.

The workshop had in attendance the top echelon of the State's Civil Service which include, Permanent Secretaries, General Managers, Directors General, Coordinating Directors and other technocrats from all the Sectors in the State.

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