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Ogun at 45: A new era beckons


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Published 4 February 2021
At 45, Ogun State has come of age. Its birth followed the merger by a special decree of both the defunct Provinces of Abeokuta and Ijebu into a full-fledged state within the then 19 states structure of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Ultimately, when the then military junta headed by the late Gen Murtala Muhammed, on February 3, 1976, approved the recommendation of the Justice Ayo Irikefe’s panel for the creation of Ogun State, every discernable mind thought that carving out the state from the old Western Region was a huge blessing for its citizens to start unfurling its full potential. Predicated upon its bourgeoning status, the state took off on a sound note, with Lt Col. Seidu Balogun, on the saddle as the pioneer helmsman. It became a leading light and model as one of the most prosperous and viable (economic wise) states in the country. The unprecedented feat achieved by the citizens in all spheres of human ....

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