Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged the Federal Government and state governments to prioritise policies that promote production, support businesses and create jobs to ease the rising cost of living.
Adeleke said this on Tuesday in Ilesa at the second Distinguished Public Lecture Series of the University of Ilesa, delivered by the President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria, Queensley Seghosime.
Represented by the Commissioner for Finance, Olusola Ogungbile, the governor said governments must ensure that public funds were spent responsibly, adding that borrowing, when necessary, should support development and improve citizens’ welfare.
He also stressed the importance of security to economic recovery, noting that insecurity on farms, roads and in markets could undermine production and investment.
“Governments at all levels must therefore remain focused on policies that encourage production, support enterprise, create jobs and improve the welfare of the people.
“Security is not merely a matter
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