For the people of Ogun State, the election of Senator Ibikunle
Amosun in the 2011 and 2015 general elections has added a
new dimension to the art of governance in the State. Most of
his people compare his achievements to the feats of Napoleon
the great. They refer to him as “Gomina Mekunu,” a Yoruba
word meaning “Governor of the masses.”
On assumption of office, he outlined the ‘Mission to Rebuild’
agenda of his administration, which is anchored in a five-
cardinal programme:
*Affordable and Qualitative Education
*Efficient Health Care Delivery
*Agricultural Production and Industrialization
*Affordable Housing and Urban Renewal
*Rural and Infrastructural Development/ Employment
Generation.
These programs are aimed at ensuring the welfare, prosperity
and security of the citizenry and the State. His administration
has since recorded significant achievements in various critical
sectors such as free education, stimulation of the investment
environment, agriculture, women empowerment, security,
massive infrastructural development and urban renewal.
Laurels and Awards:
His leadership qualities and outstanding achievements have
earned him recognition nationally and internationally, some of
these include:
Best Security Conscious State Governor in West Africa
by Security Watch Africa in Accra, Ghana
– October
2012
Investment Development Icon Award for 2013 by
African Leadership magazine in New York
– September
2013
Good Governance Award: Governor of the Fastest
Growing State Economy by Businessday Newspaper in
Lagos – November 2013
National Honour Award: Commander of the Order of
the Niger (C.O.N) by President Goodluck Ebele
Jonathan – September 2014
Governor of the Year, 2015 Vanguard Personality Award
>Inducted Fellow, Institute of Directors, Nigeria (2016)
2016 Excellence Award in Good Service and
Leadership(Trade Union Congress, TUC)
