Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has called for cooperation between the state and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in critical sectors such as housing, energy transition, Information Communication Technology (ICT), women empowerment, job creation and employment.

Speaking while receiving the UNDP Country Representative in Nigeria, Mr. Mohamed Yahya, in his Abuja office, Abiodun disclosed that these sectors were the major focus of his administration under his ISEYA developmental pillars.

He noted that the government has made giant strides in various sectors, delivering more housing units in the first four years of his administration than all his predecessors combined.

The governor said that the administration recently unveiled mass transit buses running on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), in line with its energy transition programme and Climate Change agenda.

Abiodun told the delegation that his administration would seek the collaboration of the UNDP to continue to achieve its set goals going forward.

“Specifically, the meeting agreed on several areas of support between the state and the UNDP, including, but not limited to the joint development of baseline data and study for specific sectors in the state, including for the poor and vulnerable.”

Earlier in his speech, the UNDP representative listed the objectives of the organisation to include poverty alleviation, implementation of SDGs, deepening democratic governance, and measuring its impact.

The UNDP, he said, is involved in activities across the country, such as partnership with Mastercard Foundation to support startups and build tech eco-system, energy transition with focus on carbon sinks, tourism, and construction of innovation spaces in tertiary institutions.