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Oyo Boosts Water Production With 1,194 Tonnes of Aluminium Sulfate

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The Oyo State government has procured 1,194 metric tonnes of aluminium sulfate at the cost of ₦400million to boost production of portable water in the State.

This was disclosed by the State governor at the second stakeholders engagement on the 2022 budget, organized by the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning at Akinyele Local Government Award Hall in Ibadan.

Governor Seyi Makinde who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun in his keynote address, promised the people of the state that he would not renege on his promise to carry out the will of the people for a better society.

He highlighted some major projects that have been approved based on the will of the good people, ranging from construction of two-bay permanent fire stations at Atiba and Ibarapa Central Local Government Areas, the Oyo-Iseyin road reconstruction, the Light Up Oyo project amongst others, adding that N ₦400 million was spent on the purchase of 1,194 metric tonnes of aluminium sulfate to boost the production of potable water in the State.

The governor enjoined the people of the state to speak out their minds on what they want from the current administration, so as to include them in the 2022 budget, as the administration as this has become the policy guide of the government.

“The stakeholder engagement is to gather the array of needs of the people and make them the programmes of government, like we have always been saying, this is a people-centered administration that is focused on making policies, programmes and activities that are driven by the needs of the people.”

“We are communicating directly with the people that put us in power to drive governance and we must do it according to their wish and aspiration, the projects highlighted are in accordance with the demands made by the people and in relation to the available resources, we will continue to do this and we have seen that it is the best form of communicating with the people.”

In her welcome address, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Budget and Physical Planning, Mrs. Mofoluke Adebiyi made it known that the current administration open government’s initiative was aimed at strengthening civic voices and demonstration of responsive government system in order to promote the interest of all citizens, explaining further that the last two years witnessed a tremendous change in the inclusion and participation of citizens in budget development and implementation .

Meanwhile, representatives from different local government areas at the event appreciated what they called the good work of the current administration, while they expressed their demands, especially in the areas of road construction, rehabilitation of moribund companies, improvement of health facilities, improvement of agricultural growth and rehabilitation of security posts.

Dignitaries at the meeting include market men and women, artisans, traditional rulers, youths’ representatives, non-governmental organizations, civil societies, among others.

Signed: Dr. Bunmi Babalola,

Permanent Secretary,

Oyo State Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism,

Ibadan.

Saturday, 31st July, 2021.

Security

Support government in the fight against insecurity – Gov. Makinde

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Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde wants people and residents of the state to support the government in the fight against all forms of insecurity in the state.


He stated this at the Cathedral of St. Peter, Aremo, Ibadan during a special service organized in commemorating the 2021 Armed Forces Remembrance Day celebration.


The governor who spoke through Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun stressed the need for people to always make information in their domains available to help the government arrest the security situation in the state.


Governor Makinde also enjoined the people to sustain the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic by complying with the given protocols.


In a sermon entitled ” Lack of Patriotism, the bane of Nigeria Development”, the Provost, Cathedral of St. Peters, Aremo, Ibadan, Very Reverend Wale Adebiyi called on Nigerians to be more patriotic for the country to be a great nation.


Iyabo Adebisi

Health

We will renovate PHCs across all 351 wards – Makinde

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Oyo State governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde says his government is determined to renovate at least one primary healthcare centre in all the 351 wards in the state.

He stated this at the appreciation gathering request by some beneficiaries of Year 2020 Omituntun Free Health Programme and handing over of certificates to the participants core health workers across the 33 local government areas and 35 Local council development areas of the state held at Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.

Governor Makinde who was represented by the Secretary to the State Government, Mrs Olubamiwo Adeosun noted that in order to reposition the primary healthcare to its rightful position, the present administration is considering to enroll the poor and the vulnerable into Oyo State Health Insurance Scheme. 

The governor described Omituntun Free Health Mission as one of the ideology of the present government to deliver quality healthcare to the doorsteps of all the rural dwellers, the vulnerable and the poor.

In a remark, the Commissioner for Health in Oyo state, Dr Bashir Bello extended gratitude to all participants in Omituntun Free health mission programme.

In separate remarks, the beneficiaries of Omituntun Free Health Mission thanked Oyo State government for the kind gesture to the people of the state.

Over a hundred thousand residents of the state have benefited from the scheme in 1,980 different categories of surgeries.

Iyabo Adebisi

Environment

We Are Taking The Flood Warning Seriously – Oyo Govt.

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Oyo State government has directed the full implementation of the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project, IUFMP, over an annual flood rainfall prediction report 2020 which listed eleven local government areas of the state as flood-prone areas.

Secretary to the Oyo State government, Mrs Olubanwo Adeosun gave the directive at a press conference held at the Oyo State Secretariat, Ibadan.

Mrs Adeosun urged the residents in the state to take the prediction seriously through clearing of drain channels, shunning indiscriminate dumping of waste and desisting from building houses on waterways. 

Earlier, the Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project, IUFMP, had organised a stakeholders’ meeting on the flood warning.

At the meeting, the Commissioner for Environment and Natural Resources, Mr Lateef Oyeleke called for community-based intervention in averting the predicted flooding. 

Also the Executive Secretary of Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project, IUFMP, Mr Dayo Ayorinde said the agency was committed to implementing necessary intervention to mitigate the reoccurrence of flooding in the state.

Stakeholders at the meeting agreed to forge a common front to save the state from flooding through orientation of members of their communities.

The list of the probable flood-risk areas include Ona-Ora, Lagelu, Oyo East, Kajola and Egbeda.

Others are Ogbomoso South, Iseyin, Ibarapa North, Ibadan South West, Ibadan North West and Ibadan South East.

Iyabo Adebisi