Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has urged the newly sworn-in ministers from the state to be good representatives of their people and leverage the experience they have gathered over the years to achieve the renewed hope agenda of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration.

Abiodun, who spoke at a reception organised in honour of the new ministers, Wale Edun (Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy), Dr. Ishak Kunle Salako (Minister of State for the Environment) and Dr. Bosun Tijani (Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy), held at the SilverBird Galleria, Zone 4, Abuja, also charged them to use their offices to support and complement the implementation of his administration’s ‘Building Our Future Together Agenda.’

He said the state had produced people who have served the nation meritoriously and therefore much is expected of them.

“These appointments by the President are a further testament to our first position and the abundant capacity we are known for and possess.

“You have been selected because of your excellent antecedents in the public and private sectors. Your credentials speak for each of you.

“Among others, you will use your offices to support and complement the implementation of building our future together and our vision,” Abiodun said.

Meanwhile, the deputy governor, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, who spoke in an interview, said the appointment was an opportunity to serve, emphasising that with their wealth of experience, coupled with their outstanding qualifications, she is hopeful that they would perform creditably well.

Also, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, said the appointment of three ministers from the state was the best thing that has happened to the state since the return to democracy in 1999, expressing the hope that they would perform to showcase the stuff the state is made of.

In their goodwill messages, while the Alake of Egbaland, Oba Aremu Gbadebo, described the new ministers as people of high integrity and impeccable character who are ready to serve their fatherland, the Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle, said the appointment was historic in the anal of the state.

The Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Babatunde Ajayi, represented by the Asiwaju of Remoland, Solomon Onafowokan, said the ministers are trustworthy and dedicated sons of the state who are well equipped to handle any responsibilities, while the Olota of Ota, Oba Abdulkabir Obalanlege, noted that the state is blessed with natural leaders who can excel wherever they find themselves.

Tijani, while responding on behalf of his colleagues, lauded the governor for his infrastructural development and for leveraging technology to drive the state’s economy. He said the state would achieve more when it is fully digitalized.