Rotimi Agboluaje, Ibadan
Conpole Limited, Cultural Centre, Nigeria Paper Mill Ibadan, Trans Motel Jericho, Trans Motel Iseyin, Ado Awaye Lake, Bowers Tower, Cashew Ind. Limited, Fasola farms are some of the state- owned moribund assets that would come under the axe of the state government soon.
The Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Toye Arulogun, who disclosed this at the weekend, revealed that the moribund and wasting assets are being reviewed by a committee that will make recommendations for such assets under three main categories after a thorough determination of their current viability and prospects of future economic benefits.
The three categories under which the Moribund and Wasting Assets Committee is expected to recommend are such companies for Concession, Public Private Partnership (PPP) Arrangement and Outright sale.
The commissioner explained that this step is in line with the spirit of the government’s 2017 Budget of Self-Reliance, noting that some of these assets still cost government huge expenditure despite their moribund or wasting state.
According to Arulogun, “the theme of the 2017 appropriation is “Budget of Self-Reliance. The government wants its assets to yield revenue rather than being waste pipes.
“We therefore need to stop the hemorrhage. Under any of the three main categories, government will earn revenue and the fortunes of the assets will turn around with strong multiplier effects on the Oyo State economy.
“The Oyo State Government’s conviction is that instead of having these moribund assets lie idle across the state, we want to revamp those that can be revamped, concession some, put some on the PPP platform and sell others out rightly.
“However, the government will not rush into taken decisions on these moribund assets. The input of relevant stakeholders, shareholders and the general public will be needed and the committee is consulting widely and still open to more contributions,” he stressed
Arulogun said that the committee has been mandated to follow the principles of due diligence in discharging its responsibilities, explaining that the moribund assets will be subjected to proper inventory, appraisal and valuation before actions are taken on them.
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