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Why AMBO Disowned His Economic Blueprint-Insider

● Read the Blueprint Disowned by AMBO organisation

Governorship candidate of the APC, Bola Oyebamiji has disowned his economic blueprint which was circulated by his team early Sunday morning with sources hinting that the retraction was a fallout of the strong response from the Adeleke team.

Insiders said the AMBO team had pushed out the economic blueprint to capture media attention as a Sunday for Monday material but were taken aback that the Adeleke team responded to it so quickly and so comprehensively.

The APC team was reportedly deeply rattled until Sunday evening when a decision was taken to disown the released blueprint.

Our reporter hereby publish a copy of the Blueprint which the AMBO team is disowning as below:

The AMBO Economic Blueprint: Prosperity Anchored on Stability

Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) presents more than rhetoric or routine campaign pledges. He offers a carefully thought-out, data-driven economic framework aimed at transforming Osun State from a largely consumer-based economy into a productive, resilient, and self-sustaining industrial hub. His vision is anchored on four strategic and non-negotiable pillars:

Revenue Diversification and TSA Optimization

Drawing from his proven record as Commissioner for Finance, AMBO is determined to reduce Osun’s overdependence on the uncertainties of Federal Allocations (FAAC).

The Osun-First IGR Strategy: Expanding the tax base without increasing tax rates through digital revenue collection systems and the formalization of the informal sector.

Blocking Revenue Leakages: Full deployment of an advanced Treasury Single Account (TSA) framework to ensure transparency, accountability, and the reinvestment of every naira generated into public development.

The Agri-Business Revolution

AMBO envisions Osun as a major agricultural and agro-industrial powerhouse, serving West Africa’s largest consumer markets, particularly Lagos.

The Lagos–Osun Trade Corridor: Leveraging the Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (OREAP) to secure a significant share of Lagos’ multibillion-naira food market.

Value Addition Through Processing Hubs: Establishing Special Agro-Industrial Zones for cocoa, cassava, and oil palm to move beyond raw production, create thousands of jobs, and strengthen youth participation across the value chain.

Strategic Infrastructure and the Blue Economy

With experience as Managing Director of the National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), AMBO understands that infrastructure is the backbone of economic growth.

Blue Economy Development: Harnessing Osun’s water resources for sustainable fishing, inland transport opportunities, and localized eco-tourism.

Logistics and Market Access: Upgrading rural-urban road networks to reduce post-harvest losses and ensure efficient movement of agricultural produce to markets.

Investment-Ready Osun (Omoluabi 2.0)

AMBO plans to replicate the successful OSICOL turnaround on a statewide scale.

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP): Attracting private capital through simplified ease-of-doing-business processes, land-title reforms, and investor-friendly policies.

SME and Artisan Empowerment: Establishing a dedicated support fund to provide low-interest financing, skills development, and technical training, enabling local talents to grow into competitive enterprises.

“Our goal is not merely to manage poverty, but to create wealth. We will deploy our human capital as the engine of transformation, ensuring that every citizen—from the farmer in Ikire to the entrepreneur in Osogbo—has a stake in our shared prosperity.”