Tag: Governor Seyi Makinde

I Don’t Mind Losing Re-election in 2023 – Makinde

18Mar

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria

I Don’t Mind Losing Re-election in 2023 – Makinde

Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde has declared he doesn’t give a hoot about losing re-election in 2023. Makinde, who failed in his governorship bids in 2007, 2011 and 2015, said: “If the people of Oyo State ask me to leave the office as governor today, I won’t hesitate to leave the office because I go to office daily with my bag.” He spoke at the pan-Yoruba Congress at Mapo Hall, Ibadan declaring he has no godfather. According to him: “Let me tell you here today. I don’t have a political father. It was God who made me governor and not human being. I fear only God and not any human. No matter how powerful a man is, I cannot fear him. “I contested election in 2007, 2011 and 2015 but failed and when it is time for God to make me a governor, he made me. “If the people of the state decid...

We’ve Turned Heat on Criminals – Makinde

3Feb

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

News, Nigeria, Press Statement, Security

We’ve Turned Heat on Criminals – Makinde

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said his administration has turned the heat on kidnappers and other criminals in Ibarapa and Oke-Ogun. He added that the government would flush them out of the state. Makinde, speaking in Ibarapa where he engaged the people in town hall meetings, said his administration would get the criminals to account for their heinous acts. He said Oyo State could not afford to lose more people to insecurity, noting, however, that any action that must be taken must be guided by the realisation that a wrong solution must not be proffered in order to avoid unintended consequences. According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, Makinde spoke in Ibarapa land during meetings at Idere, Igangan and during visits to the ho...

Makinde Deploys 200 Amotekun Men in Ibarapa

28Jan

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Fulani Herdsmen, News, Nigeria, Safety, Security, Terrorism

Makinde Deploys 200 Amotekun Men in Ibarapa

Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde yesterday released a security strategy to be adopted in fighting insecurity and other security challenges facing Ibarapa zone. The strategies, according to the governor, were arrived at after a meeting with security stakeholders, including representatives from Igangan, Ibarapa land and Police Commissioner Ngozi Onadeko. Makinde, who made the disclosure on his social media handle, said the strategies include deployment of additional operatives of the Amotekun Corps; continuous dialogue; documentation of foreigners, enforcement of existing laws and collaboration with federal security agencies, among others. The governor said additional 200 members of the Oyo State Western Nigeria Security Network code-named Amotekun will be deployed in Ibarapa and Oke...

COVID-19: Oyo Govt. Shuts Down University

7Nov

By Chinedu IbeakanmaNo Comments

Covid-19, Education, Nigeria, Press Statement

COVID-19: Oyo Govt. Shuts Down University

The Oyo State COVID-19 Task Force has issued a directive to the management of workplaces, schools, and religious centres to ensure strict compliance with the COVID-19 protocols to curtail the spread of the disease. The Task Force, in a statement signed by Taiwo Adisa, Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, indicated that the directive became necessary following the discovery of a COVID-19 case in a tertiary institution in the state. The statement partly read, “The government of Oyo State wishes to draw the attention of the general public to the recent resurgence of cases of coronavirus in the state. Many of these cases were discovered in closed space settings such as offices and workplaces. “A reported case within a tertiary educational institution had also resulted in mo...