Governor Aregbesola Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola yesterday described the Southwest regional integration as an idea whose time has come, urging the zone to pursue the initiative with courage, determination and relentless zeal.
He also called for a peer review to be incorporated into the implementation process, adding that “there must be a formal arrangement where each state government must be assessed and its performance reviewed by its peers”.
Aregbesola canvassed a broad policy thrust and programme outline, which would focus on the most critical needs of the people of the region. The governor listed the needs of the region, including youth employment, food security, education, and transportation.
Aregbesola said: “The critical area therefore, comes with the acronym-JETA-Jobs, Education, Transportation and Agriculture”.
The governor clarified that the push for integration should not be misconstrued as the clamour for seccession from Nigeria, stressing that other states, which share the Southwest’s philosophy, are free to join the train.
Also, the former Federal Director of Budget, Chief Olawale Kuye, declared that regional integration would herald a healthy competitions among the regions in the country.
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