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Road projects: Seyi Makinde warns contractors against offering him 50% kickback

•Says past govt. use 10℅ for execution of projects after 50% go to governor, 30% to head of department and 10℅ to FirstLady From Taiwo Oluwadare, Ibadan The Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has warned contractors in the state not attempt in giving him 50 percent kickback of money allotted to roads and other…

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Makinde will surpass Ajimobi in infrastructural, human capital development, Olatunbosun assures Oyo people

The Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatunbosun has assured the people of the state that the spate of achievements by the Seyi Makinde-led administration would not decline as the government is working to surpass the previous administrations’ achievement in infrastructure and human capital development. The commissioner stated this at the…

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Oyo Govt. tasks land owners on proper documentation to avoid revocation of their lands

The Oyo State Government has called on the people of the state to ensure that they have updated land documents so as not to have their lands revoked or property demolished. The Commissioner For Lands,Housing and Urban Development,Barr Abiodun Abdu-Raheem while on duty tour to various sites owned by the state government in Ibadan said…

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Makinde frowns at slow pace of on-going road projects urges contractors to expedite action

The Chairman, State Committee on the Review of Contracts and Projects Engineer Adedamola Falade-Fatila on behalf of the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde has decried the slow pace of work on Agodi-Gate -Old-Ife Road – Airport Junction -Adegbayi on-going road project and other road projects across the State. Engineer Falade-Fatila made this known during…

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Oyo gov approves composition of State Electoral Commission

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Thursday, approved the composition of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC). A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the Governor, in a letter dated 18 September, 2019, forwarded the names of eight individuals to the House of Assembly,…

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We are not out to witch-hunt any contractor in Oyo- Committee Chairman

The Chairman, State Committee on the Review of Contracts and Projects Engineer Adedamola Falade-Fatila has disclosed that the Committee is not out to witchhunt anybody but to ensure that the common wealth of the good people of Oyo State is being spent judiciously and to make sure that the Projects awarded can stand the text…

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Oyo Govt announces sale of Carlton Gate Estate’ 38 Housing Units at affordable price

Oyo State Government has announced its readiness to sell about 38 semi-detached units of bungalow situated at Carlton Gate Estate, Akobo, Ibadan to members of the public at affordable rate to fulfill part of the present administration’s electoral promise towards provision of affordable housing for all classes of people of the State. The State Commissioner…

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Gov. Makinde vows to make Oyo fastest growing economy in Nigeria (See photos)

Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde on Friday vowed that he will make Oyo state the fastest growing economy in Nigeria within a short while saying it is vision of his administration. The Governor, who stated this while addressing a two-day retreat for members of his executive council and senior aides , said that to…

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Photo: Makinde vows to recover all looted funds by former Govt. officials

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has vowed to recover all looted funds in the state from former officials and would be kept in a special bank account. The governor who made this known while playing host to the management of the Unity Bank Plc at Agodi governor’s office on Wednesday, said the account will…

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Tribunal verdict on Buhari’s victory is shame to Nigeria’s educational system, says Reno Omokri

Former aide to Former President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri, has described the ruling of the Presidential Election Tribunal which ruled that President Buhari was eminently qualified to contest for the election as a shame to the educational system of the country. Omokri expressed that the Court’s ruling that the President had the necessary academic qualifications…

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