By Lilian Ibomor
The Oyo State Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has said that Oyo State will compete favourably with developed economies within the next 10 years if the Seyi Makinde’s developmental template is sustained by the administration coming after 2027.
Prince Oyelade made this projection while addressing media stakeholders at the 8th edition of the NBC/Yemi Sonde Broadcast Media Stakeholders Forum at the University of Ibadan Alumni Hall.
Citing the World Population Review of the United Nations World Urbanization Prospects, Prince Oyelade explained that the population of Ibadan was a mere 450,000 in 1950, and in 2019 when Governor Seyi Makinde came into power, the population had increased to about 3.4million.
He said since 2019 Oyo State’s population ratio had jumped by about half a million, which meant that in the past 73 years, the last four years had witnessed the highest number of migrants into the city.
Earlier, the convener of the forum, Mr Yemi Sonde, in his welcome address, emphasized the importance of continued collaboration between the media industry, government and civil society for national development.
The forum brought together prominent figures from the broadcast industry, including the Zonal Director FRCN, Mr Dominic Mokikan, who was represented by the Deputy Director FRCN, Engineer Gabriel Ajayi, government officials, academics and media enthusiasts.
The theme of the 8th edition of the stakeholders’ forum is ‘The Role of Mass Media.
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