Says 350 hectares of land acquired under for workers
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, yesterday, said that his administration had so far expended N179.7 billion in settling pensions and gratuities for state and local council retirees since its inception in 2019.

Abiodun, who disclosed this during the 2025 Workers’ Day celebration held at the Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta, said the backlog of pensions from 2012 to 2017 had been cleared, just as the backlog of national housing scheme remittances had also been cleared to ensure easy access to mortgage loans.

According to the governor, about 12,500 workers have benefited from car and motorcycle loans, which his administration has increased to the tune of N1.6 billion.

He said: “As a worker-friendly administration, we have made deliberate efforts to deepen our partnership with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to improve working conditions and enhance the welfare of workers.”

The governor, who said that N8 billion was used to provide palliatives to state workers and pensioners between July 2023 and March 2024 to cushion the effects of subsidy removal on fuel, also disclosed that 350 hectares of land at Ijemo/Onisela had been acquired and launched under a sites and services scheme to support the aspirations of workers in the state to become property owners through mortgages.

He said that the scheme, to be named Prince Dapo Abiodun Bureaucrats Estate, is a government initiative that provides essential infrastructure like roads, water, and electricity to an area, allowing individuals or businesses to develop their property at a lower cost.

Abiodun, therefore, appreciated President Bola Tinubu for his efforts in repositioning the nation’s economy.