BREAKING: Oyo APC Guber aspirant praises Makinde for his beautiful projects in Oyo state

..…as he becomes Aare Jogunmolu of Ibadanland 

The governorship aspirant of All Progressives Congress (APC) for 2023 general elections, Barrister Niyi Akintola has praised Governor Seyi Makinde’s achievements over the last three years of his administration, adding, “We are delighted with what he has done.” 

He urged the governor to keep up the good work while he tasked him with finishing current road construction in Ibadan to facilitate workers’ travel to and from employment in Lagos or any other location. 

“Our land is our crude oil,” he declared. Ibadanland contributes more than 80% of the IGR for Oyo state. I am aware of my costs because I live in VGC in Lagos. To increase the state’s internally generated revenue, you can standardize land rent in affluent areas. 

He continued by saying that the $29,000 rent he is paying on his own home is absurd.

Akintola stated these at a dinner hosted by the Ibadan Socio-Cultural Clubs on Saturday at Theophilus Ogunlesi Multi Purpose Hall, UCH, Ibadan. 

Seyi Makinde, the governor of Oyo state, was designated as Aare Jagunmolu of Ibadanland at the event, which also included the presence of His Imperial Majesty, Oba Senator (Dr) Mohood Olalekan Ishola Balogun, Ali Okunmade II, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, to acknowledge the title bestowed on him by the clubs. 

MOUTHPIECE NGR reports that the title is only granted to those who are extremely powerful and have a great deal of goodwill, political clout, and financial resources.

Governor Makinde, who received the title, expressed his sincere gratitude to the event’s organizers during his speech. He said that before he was elected governor, he had been a member of the Ibadan Progressive Union because he believed in the future of CCII and Ibadanland. 

He asserts that he was born in Ibadan and that anything related to Ibadan or CCII is of utmost importance to him. He stated he wasn’t at the program to brag about his role in the growth of Ibadan, adding that he had been participating and interacting with CCII while he was in school and that he always played a supportive role whenever Oluyemisi Adeaga came for assistance.

“Since taking office, I have always made sure that Ibadanland’s interests and tranquility were taken into account before making decisions. “

“When I was sworn in, I encountered Ibadan’s traditional transition difficulty. I ensured that the problem was fixed and that the traditional system in Ibadan was restored to normal, as it had been.” 

“As governor, I am not qualified to spearhead any reform; if there were to be any reform, it would need to come from the inside.” They are the qualified authority to lead the reform, regardless of what they decide. Therefore, as governor, I shall sign it once you comply with your obligations.

“However, in terms of governance, there are many significant initiatives that this administration has undertaken to improve oyo state and ibadan in particular, and the successes in those projects are already recorded in the book that has been made available to everyone here.” 

“We had an accident on Akufo during my campaign, and I promised the people we’d fix it if we were elected. Today, the Awote-Akufo road is at least 80% complete, and others too.” 

“I told our people that the majority of our initiatives will strengthen our economy, and Alakia Airport is one of them. This airport has been bringing in money through flight operations. The number of flights will soon expand along with connectivity, enabling us to fly.

Makinde noted that the Ibadan Airport Dualization Road will be completed by the end of this year, and the Ibadan Circular Road, among other projects, will also be completed soon.

He concluded by saying that Omituntun 1.0 had accomplished something with his speech and that Omituntun 2.0 looks to be more promising. 

The previous president who spoke on behalf of the cultural clubs, Chief Wale Akinwande reaffirmed their commitment to voting for governor Seyi Makinde’s reelection since they have all come to that decision together.

Other notable personalities at the event include the deputy governor of Oyo state, Barrister Abdul-raheem Adebayo Lawal; Aare Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta, Daood Akintola De-damak; Chief Jacob Bode Amao; Oyo Deputy Speaker, Abiodun Muhammed Fadeyi; Ambassador Adefowope, Oyo Head of Service, Mrs Ololade AGboola and top government functionaries. 

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