Ogun State Ministry of Information and strategy says it will establish an online radio and television outfit to complement the existing information management mechanisms to further the propagation of the developmental activities of the Prince Dapo Abiodun led-administration.

The Special Adviser to the State Governor on Media/ Communication, Mr. Kayode Akinmade, disclosed this when he led the management team of the Ministry to the ongoing budget defence by Ministries, Departments and Agencies of government held at the Assembly Complex, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

Akinmade, said that the Ministry's budget for the next fiscal year was targeted at ensuring an improved coordination of information dissemination and management mechanisms for the State Government with a view to creating mutual understanding between the government and its publics as well as engender good governance.

The Special Adviser, who sought for continued support from the State Legislature, disclosed that the 2024 budget was meant to overhaul the feedback units to modern technological call-center capable of all the attributes of a functional call/feedback operational base.

To this end, Akinmade presented a total budget estimate of N639.28m comprising of N110.21m for capital projects, while a total of N529.07m would go for recurrent expenditure with revenue target put at N39.73m for the next fiscal year.

On its part, the General Manager, State Television, Tunde Kazeem presented a total budget size of N982.79m for the next fiscal year consisting of capital projects that would gulp N400.03m with salaries and allowances put at N582.76m and expected revenue target of N967.35m. 

Kazeem explained that the broadcast Station would continue to improve on its programme production and content, ensure provision of necessary equipment as well as signal strength. 

Also taking turn to defend her 2024 budget proposal, the General Manager , State Broadcasting Corporation counterpart, (OGBC) Mrs. Toyin Sogbesan, assured that the station would continue to serve as a credible, reliable and dependable broadcasting outfit in information dissemination in its area of coverage. 

Consequently, the General Manager presented a total budget of N846 39m including capital projects that would gulp N334.3m and N512.055m for recurrent expenditure, just as the revenue target was put at N634.36m for the next fiscal year.