Ahead of the 2027 governorship election, Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that it is left in the hands of the people of the state to decide who would be the governor after him.
The governor stated this in his bi-monthly newsletter, noting that while his administration has redefined governance and showed the people of the state what was possible with strategic thinking and targeted implementations, some people have begun to ask what next and whether the next governor would not get rid of some of the efforts.
He said the residents of the state would decide the destiny of the state by choosing his successor, though he will reveal to them the individual he would support to succeed him as governor for the state to continue on the trajectory of sustainable development and transformation.
The governor noted, however, that since his government still had a little over two years in office, residents of the state should look forward to more deliverables in the areas of infrastructure development, tourism, agribusiness and solid minerals development towards further expanding the economy of the state.
Makinde, who made a reference to the recent visit of the president of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr Julius Maada Bio and the Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub, said the state had received recognitions from the international community for the efforts put into agriculture.
The governor said that through its dependence on data, science and logic to drive agribusiness, the state had been able to achieve tremendous results, adding that President Bio was so impressed with the state’s agribusiness policies and efforts that he invited him to Sierra Leone for further engagements.
He equally explained that through its reliance on data, the state government was able to know that only five per cent implementation was achieved on its tractorisation policy in 2024, noting the state would remove bureaucratic bottlenecks and embark on wider communication of the policy.
According to him, the policy seeks to subsidise the cost of ploughing by 50 per cent for farmers in the state, with the state government targeting ploughing about 120,000 hectares of lands for farming.
He said, “It has been a very exciting week for us in Oyo State. We have received a lot of recognition from the international community for the work we have so far done in agriculture.”
