Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has launched the Ogun Digital Economy Infrastructure Project as part of efforts to extend broadband connectivity to Nigerians by the year 2023.
Professor Osinbajo, who launched the facilities through virtual interaction during the ceremony held at Ogun Tech Hub, Kobape road Abeokuta, said the Federal Government was intensifying efforts to enhance Nigerians access to the internet.
Professor Yemi Osinbajo, who maintained that broad band connectivity was compulsory for meaningful growth, pointed out that digital economy had been enshrined in the economic sustainability plan of the federal government.
While explaining that broadband penetration would determine the country’s competitiveness in the global market, the vice president said that the launching of the project would provide opportunity for improved access to education.
The State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, who explained that digital economy infrastructure was the backbone for ICT revolution in the state, said that the launching of the project would further enhance the ease of doing business in the state.
Also, the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, represented by the Executive Vice Chairman, National Communication Commission, Professor Umar Danbatta, described the project as a timely one towards creating new economic opportunities for improved living standard of the people.
The minister, who identified digital economy as one of the drivers of the global economy promoting job creation, disclosed that the facility had assisted Nigeria during the economic recession.
In a remark, the Chairman, House Committee on Information and Communication Technology Mr Abubakar Suleja, commended Ogun State Government for being the first state in the country to achieve such a remarkable feat, and said that his Committee would work towards encouraging other states to follow suit.
Bolanle Adesida
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