Nigeria, April 8 -- Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has committed to production of statistics and generation of reliable data for proper planning and effective management of the state's economy.

He gave the assurance in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday during the flag-off of the computation of the State Gross Domestic Product (SGDP) for 2018-2022.

The governor, who was represented by the Head of Service, Sunday Komolafe, noted that computation of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) would aid planning and formulation of policies that will ultimately bring robust development of the state.

Mr Oyebanji said that GDP was important as it gives information about the size of the economy and its performance. He added that the growth rate of real GDP is ...