Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has said the state has been moving forward at a great pace under his watch, saying his government still remains open to collaborating with private individuals and businesses to further develop the state.
The governor who stated this in Oyo town, where he commissioned the Dynasty FM, Oyo, added that his administration had engineered a modern Oyo State and had attracted accelerated development in major corridors of the state.
He said the state through the upgrade of the moribund Fasola Farm to an agribusiness industrial estate and the construction of the Oyo-Iseyin Road, which made the journey from Fasola to Oyo not more than 10 minutes, his government has ensured that Oyo zone is not behind in the progress being made by the state.
The governor who lauded Engr. Biodun Ajisafe, the founder of the new radio station and first private radio station in Oyo town, said his government had also been challenged to bring Atiba FM back to life.
The governor, who lamented how a contractor to whom the project was earlier awarded mismanaged it, promised that his administration would take up the issue of the station again and ensure that the project is delivered without delay.
“When Baba, Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu was speaking, he said that an Oyo indigene has beaten the government to setting up a radio station. Well, in the same Oyo, some people beat the government by establishing Atiba University but when the government was ready, we did the Emmanuel Alayande University of Education.
“Now that Dynasty FM has begun, we will follow the lead and do Atiba FM. Baba has challenged me, we will ensure that we bring Atiba FM back to life and I will take a personal interest in the project and ensure it is done in record time.
“What all these tell us is that we are making progress in Oyo State. Only yesterday, Oyo ,one hosted my birthday at the Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub, and I can tell you that the Fasola air is good and that Oyo has become another home for me.
“With the various projects embarked upon by our government, the boundary of Oyo is being extended. From Fasola, it took us 10 minutes to get into Oyo. With a world class hotel just down the road here, this radio station that can propagate our culture and Fasola, an agribusiness estate, you can see that Oyo State is moving forward and Oyo town is also moving forward.
