Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has paid a condolence visit to the palace of the late Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba AbdulGaniy Salaudeen, who passed away on July 24, 2022. Governor Makinde, who led his deputy, Chief Adebayo Lawal and other top government officials to the palace, described the Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, has announced Monday, Aug.1st, 2022, as a public holiday to commemorate the new Islamic year – Hijrah 1444 AH. This was contained in a circular letter from the Office of the Secretary to the Oyo State Government and made available to newsmen in Ibadan. The circular dated July, 28th, […]Continue Reading
Governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has congratulated Senator Nurudeen Ademola Adeleke, on his victory at the just-concluded Osun State governorship election, saying that the power of the people has again triumphed. According to him, Adeleke’s victory was similar to what happened in Oyo State during the 2019 governorship election, when the people exercised their […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and his Osun State counterpart, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola, have concluded plans to jointly rehabilitate and reconstruct the Iwo Road interchange- to Ogunremako Junction-Lalupon, down to Iwo-Osogbo road. The road is a major link between the neighbouring Southwest states. The Commissioners for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport in Oyo Continue Reading
National Council of Muslim Youths Organisations, NACOMYO has appealed to lawmakers in Oyo State to avoid plunging the state into another round of political crisis with the planned impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan. This is contained in a statement issued in Ibadan and signed by the Coordinator, NACOMYO, Oyo State Chapter, Alhaji Dawood Afolabi. Continue Reading
Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has urged Intending pilgrims to use the opportunity of their pilgrimage to Mecca to pray for an end to several security challenges facing the nation. He said this while bidding farewell to the state Intending pilgrims at Hajj camp, Olodo Ibadan. Governor Makinde who was represented by the chairman, […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has issued a three month ultimatum to the contractor handling Oyo State Local Government Service Commission and Local Government Staff Pension Board, secretariat complex, within the state Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan to deliver the project. He stated this while inspecting the ongoing project at the Agodi Secretariat,Ibadan. The Continue Reading
The governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde has been declared winner in the PDP governorship primary.The PDP governorship primary which was held at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasimgba, Ibadan.had 1048 delegates who were accredited and voted during the governorship primary of the PDP in Oyo state The contest was between the incumbent governor,Seyi […]Continue Reading
All is now set for the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Oyo state holding at the Lekan Salami Sports Complex, Adamasingba, Ibadan. The primary which is to determine the flag-bearer of PDP in the 2023 general election is between the incumbent governor, Seyi Makinde and former Deputy Governor of Oyo state, […]Continue Reading
Oyo state Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has expressed commitment of his government in establishing a comprehensive data base and proper identity management system that would enhance effective planning in the state. He said this while officially flagging off the state residents registration exercise at Executive Council Chamber, Governor’s office, Ibadan. Governor Continue Reading
Pensioners from the thirty three local government areas of Oyo state on Tuesday, besieged the state secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan to appreciate Governor Seyi Makinde for the prompt payment of their entitlements. The Pensioners were full of praises for the massive turn around of their standard of living since Governor Makinde came on board. Speaking on […]Continue Reading
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has felicitated the Muslim Ummah in the state and across Nigeria on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitri festivity, calling on them to sustain prayers for the state and its leaders. The governor who congratulated Muslim faithful on witnessing the end of the Ramadan, prayed that Allah would accept their […]Continue Reading
As the world marks Workers Days, Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo has commended the Labour Unions in the state for adding value to governance, consistently defending and improving the political, economic and the social rights of the people of Oyo State. He gave the commendation during this year’s Workers Day held at the Lekan Salami […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor ,Engineer Seyi Makinde says leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will rally behind whoever emerges the party’s presidential candidate after its presidential primaries. He stated this at the Presidential Lodge of the Oyo State Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, when Akwa Ibom State governor and presidential aspirant on the Continue Reading
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state says his government is committed to redefining good governance through developmental projects He gave the assurance while speaking at the inauguration of mega bus terminals in Oojo and Challenge Ibadan as well as Omituntun mass transit pilot scheme. Governor Makinde said the bus terminal and mass bus transit project […]Continue Reading
Members of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, who are political appointees in the Seyi Makinde-led government have defected to the People’s Democratic Party. The official declaration was made known at a press conference in Ibadan, The three Commissioners, who defected are Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr Wasiu Olatunbosun, Commissioner For Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde has officially declared to run for a second term as the Governor of the state in the forthcoming elections. The Governor made this announcement this evening in his bimonthly newsletter and on his other verified social media platforms. In the letter, Governor Makinde said: “I promised in my last […]Continue Reading
Former Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has declared that some of the Presidential Aspirants under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have agreed to support a consensus candidate ahead of the 2023 general election. Senator Saraki said this while speaking with news at the Agodi Government House, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, after a […]Continue Reading
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial aspirants in Oyo Central Senatorial District under the aegis of Forum of Senatorial Aspirants, have rejected the purported endorsement of former Chief of Staff to Governor Seyi Makinde, Chief Bisi Ilaka, as the consensus senatorial candidate for the district. In a letter dated April 4, 2022, and addressed to […]Continue Reading
The attention of the Oyo State Government has been drawn to an article publicised by Sahara Reporters, titled, “School Notebooks: N998 Million Oyo Government Project Exposes Contract Inflation, Jobs Awarded To Companies 2 Months After Registration,” in which it was alleged that “each copy of the 60 leaves notebook cost the state N2,100 to print.” […]Continue Reading
The conference of Speakers of the State Legislature of Nigeria has frowned at the exclusion of the State Policing in the Resolution of the National Assembly in the ongoing constitution amendment. This was contained in a communiqué issued in Ibadan, Oyo State at the end of its 2022 first quarter general meeting with the theme, […]Continue Reading
Oyo State Government has donated 58.58 Hectares of land and pledged the sum of 500million Naira for the construction of the Airforce base in Ajia Village, Egbeda Local Government Area of Ibadan. Governor Seyi Makinde made the announcement of the donations while performing the official groundbreaking ceremony of the Base at Ajia, Ibadan. Governor Makinde […]Continue Reading
Residents of Oyo town have expressed deep worry over the deteriorating state of environmental sanitation in their various communities, a situation they partly attributed to the sudden disappearance of government refuse trucks from the local government areas. Some of the residents, who spoke with Radio Nigeria alleged that the trucks, especially that of Atiba and […]Continue Reading
…As Olatunbosun Inaugurates GSM Teachers’ Vanguard Initiative Teachers in Oyo town have expressed support for Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, just as the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun inaugurated the GSM Teachers’ Vanguard in the town. The teachers, numbering over 2, 500, today urged Governor Makinde to Continue Reading
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde says his administration will continue to fulfil its mandate to the people of the state. He said this while inaugurating the newly rehabilitated 5.25km Gedu- Oroki- Sabo-Ashipa road in Oyo town. Governor Makinde said part of the mandate of his administration is to stem rural-urban migration by ensuring a good […]Continue Reading