Oyo State commissioner for Information and Orientation, Prince Dotun Oyelade, has defended Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration, citing 21 of the legacy projects of the current administration which are rooted in strong institutions.
Oyelade said different agencies have been established since 2019 to boost government efficiency. He stated this while receiving the management of Dominion Television, Ibadan, led by its general manager, Mrs Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa, who paid him a courtesy call in his office.
He said Makinde had always wanted to establish Institutions to guide, enhance, and implant integrity into the system.
“Thus, critical agencies targeted at specific social and economic areas have been established within this period.
“These include the establishment of the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency that has prosecuted many; Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency that has attracted over ₦46 billion investment into the State; Oyo State Security Network Agency (AMOTEKUN) that has employed over 2,500 personnel and is efficiently tackling the menace of banditry.
Others are the Agency for Youth Development, the Oyo State Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Oyo State Anti-Land Grabbing Agency, the Oyo State Rule of Law Authority, and the Oyo State Investment Promotion Agency.
“Oyo State Agency for Digital Innovation and Technology; Oyo State Project Performance Monitoring Agency; Oyo State Sexual & Gender-Based Violence Response Agency; Rural Access Road Agency, among others”.
The commissioner said that the Seyi Makinde administration might not necessarily be remembered for the unequalled infrastructural developments in the state, but the governor prefers to leave a legacy in the establishment of Institutions strong enough to contend with their objectives, which subsequent administrations will have to accommodate and work with.
Oyelade also commended Makinde for his unique style of leadership, especially in aspects of governance that have hitherto been neglected.
The commissioner said that it takes rare leadership and statecraft for a governor who was “Backstabbed by his former deputy to saddle another Deputy with consequential responsibilities of governance”.
He said four key ministries including education, agriculture, establishment and training and the ministry of special duties and also a number of important agencies including Oyo State Emergency Management Agency and the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency are currently under the purview of the Deputy Governor, a development which he said had never happened in the history of Oyo State.
Earlier, the general manager of Dominion Broadcast Group, Mrs Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa, said that the courtesy call was necessitated by the effective role being played by the Ministry of Information in promoting Governor Seyi Makinde’s activities and stressed the need for collaboration between the broadcast station and the ministry to further amplify the state government agenda.
