The Ogun State Government said it had earmarked 20 per cent of its revised 2020 budget to the health sector as part of measures to sustain the fight against COVID-19 pandemic.

The state governor, DAPO ABIODUN, disclosed during the virtual consultative meeting on 2020 revised budget held at the Ministry of Budget and Planning, Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.

Governor ABIODUN also said that provision had been made for some critical sectors, including education, infrastructure, environment and security to reduce the socio-economic effects of COVID-19 on the people.

He explained that the pandemic had brought about its attendance implications, hence government needed to work through them and come up with a realistic budget that would serve the interest of the people.