Makinde Urges Appointees, Others To Be Diligent, Innovative

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has tasked critical stakeholders in his administration to be diligent, prudent and innovative in order to deliver on the mandate of engendering sustainable development in the state.

Makinde stated this at a three-day leadership retreat for political appointees, including members of the state executive council, special advisers, executive assistants and chairmen of agencies/parastatals, among others held at the Conference Centre of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan.

He advocated effective synergy among all key players across different ministries, departments and agencies of the government, noting that this remained the only way the government would be able to implement policies and programmes that would have a lasting positive impact on the people.

Declaring the event open, the governor said: “I want to use these opening remarks to ask a few questions; why are we having an Oyo State government executive retreat?

“Is it to get away from our issues in town, since we are here at IITA, a diplomatic environment? What should we expect from this retreat? At the end of these two and a half days, what would you have gotten?

“Answering these questions will set the tone for this event and even guide the facilitators and speakers in making their presentations. Every project must start with a goal and then you mark out your objectives on the goal.

“So, let me answer the first question, why are we having the Oyo State government executive retreat. It is an opportunity for all of us here as decision-makers to rub minds together and develop strategies that will facilitate the success of Omituntun 2.0 agenda.

“At this point I would say that nobody should be a stranger to the Oyo State Roadmap for Sustainable to Development, 2023-2027.

In his paper, the lead speaker, Mr Niyi Yusuf, who spoke on the main topic of the retreat, “Adaptive Leadership Strategies in an Uncertain Time,” said that successful leaders are those that navigate their time even in times of crisis.