Dr. Bode Agusto heads newly setup Lagos State Economic Advisory Committee

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Dr. Bode Agusto heads newly setup Lagos State Economic Advisory Committee

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The Lagos state government says it has formed a 12-member Economic Advisory Committee to chart a course for the economic development of the state.
Dr Bode Agusto

Dr Bode Agusto

The Advisory Committee is headed by a renowned accountant and financial expert, Dr Bode Agusto who will spearhead the State Government’s drive to improve the business environment and advance the economic sphere of the State.The Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello made the statement after the State Executive Council meeting at the Lagos House, Alausa, Ikeja.According to him “the Economic Advisory Team is expected to bring an independent perspective to economic and business issues with the primary role of offering advice to the State Government for the purposes of fostering and advancing economic and business opportunities; provide an effective mechanism for engaging the private sector on matters relating to economic development of the State as well as provide advice and strategic direction along the lines of the Lagos State Development Plan.”The Economic team is saddled with the responsibility of advising on the overall finance strategy to bridge the massive infrastructure gap in the state.It is also expected to analyse any issue, economic or otherwise, referred to it by the Governor and to act as champions for certain initiatives.The SSG further stressed that “it had become imperative, especially in this period of strong economic ”˜head winds’ for the Government to better engage the private sector to get independent views on economic and business issues in delivering the government’s mandate to the people.”Committee membersOther members of the Committee include Mr Kehinde Durosinmi-Etti, Mr Kenneth Igbokwe, Mrs Nimi Akinkugbe, Mrs Adenike Ogunlana, Dr Laolu Mudashiru, Mrs Omobola Johnson, Mr Moruf Oseni and Mrs Yetunde Akinluyi who would serve as the Secretary.The State Government would be represented on the Committee by the Commissioners for Finance, Mr. Akinyemi Ashade, Energy and Mineral Resources, Mr Olawale Oluwo, and Commerce and Industry and Cooperatives, Mr Rotimi Ogunleye.Private sector involvementAccording to Mr Bello, the private sector members of the committee were carefully selected based on their known track record of integrity, independence of thought and outlook as well as diverse industry experience.He added that members of the Committee would be expected to commit to serve for at least two years while they would meet regularly and send reports to the State Executive Council, adding that the team would be allowed to invite industry experts to provide support during its deliberations. Source: Government

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