Dr Wasiu Olatubosun, the Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism in Oyo State has revealed that he is determined to ‘market and sell’ the present governor of the state, Engineer ‘Seyi Makinde the electorates when he is ready to seek a second term in office in 2023.
Olatunbosun also added that the edge Engr Seyi Makinde has is the ongoing massive development of infrastructure to fast-track socioeconomic growth of the entire state.
The experienced politician declared that before the advent of governor Makinde, Oyo state never witnessed massive construction of road network, tied directly to agricultural development of the state.
The state Commissioner for Information and Culture spoke while hosting the executives and members of the South West Group of Online Publishers (SWEGOP) in his office at the Ministry of Information, Secretariat, Ibadan on Friday.
According to the Commissioner, the state governor, Engr. Makinde really means well for the people of Oyo state, and this is reflected in the ongoing transformation of the entire state .
He cited the construction of the N9.9billion 65kilometre Ibadan-iseyin within the first two years in office, which linked the people of Oke-Ogun area, the food basket of the state to Ibadan and other states.
“As a result, the economy of the people will grow astronomically”, he stated.
Also, the Commissioner mentioned the ongoing 76.7 kilometre Iseyin- Ogbomoso road, which the governor approved to ease movement of goods and services among the people of the state.
While soliciting for the support of the members of the South West Group of Online Publishers for the present administration in the state, Dr. Olatunbosun hinted that Governor Makinde was committed to the security of lives and property of the people of the state through the provisions of logistics to security agencies in the state.
The Commissioner further explained that the state governor embarked on the deployment of smart LED street lighting technology to fight crimes and attract investors to the state.
On the timely and regular payment of workers’ salaries, Dr. Olatunbosun recalled that before the advent of governor Makinde’s government pensioners and workers were owed several months, but today workers and pensioners receive their pay on every 25th day of the month .
“I must tell you this that many traders and artisans smile home every month because without the workers getting their salaries on time, the economy of the entire state rests on government workers. Remember, Oyo state is a civil servant state. So, like I said, the governor is committed to changing the lives of the people of the state for the better,” he said.
Earlier, the Chairman, SWEGOP, Olayinka Agboola, while thanking the Commissioner for Information and Culture for hosting members of the group, charged him to ensure that the existing frosting relationship between the governor and members of the group is further strengthened.
Packaged by Alice Egbedele with additional reports from naijaexaminer.com
