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Oyo citizens will choose my successor in 2027 - Makinde

  Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that the people of the state will determine who succeeds him in 2027. Makinde made this declaration via a statement issued on Saturday. The statement was made available to journalists through the Special Adviser to the governor on Media, Dr Sulaimon Olanrewaju. The governor maintained that residents of the state would decide the destiny of the state by choosing his successor. He however said that he will reveal to the citizens the individual he will support to succeed him as governor. According to him, this will help to ensure that the the state continues on the trajectory of sustainable development and transformation. “So, in the midst of all these developments, many have been asking – we have two years to go. What next? How do we know the next person won’t come and remove the foundation our administration has laid and is building on. “The truth is, it is in the hands of the people of Oyo State to c...

Adeleke to Osun Residents, You will enjoy improved welfare services


Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, promised that his administration would give adequate attention to the welfare of the citizenry, by making provision of soft infrastructure available in the 2025 fiscal year.


He reiterated that the state government had not borrowed or obtained loan in the last two years to implement or fund capital projects and other socio-economic programmes.


Addressing the people of the state in the new year, Adeleke, in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, listed successes of his administration across the sectors, noting that 2025 would witness new and continuation of old social programmes designed to cushion the effect of the hard time on the citizens.


While pledging completion of all ongoing projects and the new ones captured in the 2025 budget, the governor emphasized that his motivation remains to see to the well-being Osun people. He promised “to remain as before a responsive, listening, and compassionate governor.”


While extending an olive branch to members of the opposition parties, Adeleke argued that he had kept faith with his pledge for transparency and accountability in governance, noting that “in the last one year, we got and processed several requests for information based on the Freedom of Information Act.

We ensured access to information as a transparent and accountable government.”

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