The Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has solicited the support of the people as he vows to complete all road constructions and other infrastructural projects and also take tough decisions that would deliver prosperity for the people.
Makinde, who made the pledge in his New Year address to the people of the state on Monday evening, noted that the state had been bullish about bringing investments, promising that the people would see more ways in which he had continued to put them first as the new year unfolds.
“The state looks forward to welcoming more industries as I commission the pilot Fasola Agribusiness Industrial Hub and start work on the Eruwa Agribusiness Industrial Hub while also looking forward to reaping revenue from the solid minerals sector and completing the state’s first Independent Power Project (IPP) in the new year.
This year, we look forward to completing more road projects like the 76.67km Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Road construction and the 38km Ido-Eruwa Road reconstruction. We will also be reconstructing and rehabilitating more feeder roads across Oyo State.
We look forward to welcoming investors into our tourism sector as we seek to revitalize the Ibadan Cultural Centre and Agodi Gardens while opening the Eleyele Lake and the Iyake Lake in Ado-Awaye to investor interest,” he disclosed.
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The governor explained that the last seven months under Omituntun 2.0 had been challenging, with the removal of fuel subsidy and the peg on the naira to dollar exchange rate, which had taken a toll on the economy and the people, disclosing that his administration had, in the past months, taken steps which show that it continued to put the people first.
“We have initiated actions through the Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery (SAfER) programme that ensured that we provided immediate relief for our poorest population through food relief packages.
We also extended this package to pensioners and civil servants. We set up low-interest loans for our traders, market men and women, youth agropreneurs and smallholder farmers,” he said.
Governor Makinde further affirmed that his government had distributed grains and other inputs to smallholder farmers, paid for health insurance for pensioners and other disadvantaged people in the society, and also provided low-cost transportation, through the Omituntun buses, both within and outside Ibadan.
“We know this is not enough as inflation rates continue to rise. And so, as we cross the halfway mark of our first year with the Omituntun 2.0 mandate, this is an auspicious time to remind you that our administration was built for times like this.
The implementation of our 2024 Budget of Economic Recovery will serve to reinforce the reforms that we are introducing to secure our economy further,” Makinde stated.
The governor expressed the confidence that by following the state’s economic blueprint, with the help of God and the support of the people, his administration would put the state on the map for all the right reasons, promising to continue making decisions that would make citizens proud to be from Oyo State.
“We implore you to work with us as we seek to bring sanity to the state by implementing the rule of law. It will be impossible to enforce laws without stepping on toes. I urge us all to see the bigger picture – a state where investors and tourists will be happy to come to and live because they know that they can feel safe and secure.
May 2024 be that year when things turn around for us all for good!
Long live Oyo State!
Long live the Federal Republic of Nigeria!” he concluded.
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