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COVID-19: Ogun State allocates 20% to health sector in revised 2020 budget

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Ogun State Government has earmarked 20 percent of its revised 2020 budget to the health sector as part of measures to sustain the fight against coronavirus pandemic.

The State Goverrnor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, stated this at the Virtual Consultative Meeting on Year 2020 Revised Budget, held at the Ministry of Budget and Planning, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

Abiodun also revealed that provision has also been made for some critical sectors, including education, infrastructure, environment and security, to reduce the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on the people.

He explained that the pandemic has brought about its attendance implications, hence government needed to work through it and come up with a realistic budget that would serve the interest of the people.

He said, “Let me reiterate that the government shall continue to focus more attention towards the control and management of the COVID-19 pandemic as it has earmarked about 20 percent of the revised 2020 budget to the health sector to fight the deadly virus.

“Similarly, provision has been made in the revised budget in same crucial sectors that are expected to mitigate the effects, both economic and social, of COVID-19 pandemic in the education, environment, infrastructure, social protection and public order and safety sectors.”

The meeting, the governor noted, was necessitated by the current review of the 2020 budget as a result of COVID-19.

He pointed out that expenditure such as personnel emoluments, monthly running costs and other related expenses could not be waived .

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