The Governor Seyi Makinde administration has established 21 different agencies since its inception in 2019, according to the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade.
He said this was in agreement with the governance mindset of the governor to boost efficiency in government. The commissioner said this while receiving the management of Dominion Television, Ibadan, led by its General Manager, Mrs Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa, who paid him a courtesy call in his office.
He said Governor Makinde had always wanted the establishment of Institutions to guide, enhance and implant integrity into the system.
Thus, critical agencies targeted at specific social and economic areas have been established within this period.
These include the establishment of the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency that has prosecuted many; Oyo State Agribusiness Development Agency that has attracted over ₦46 billion investment into the State; Oyo State Security Network Agency (AMOTEKUN) that has employed over 2,500 personnel and efficiently tackling the menace of banditry; Agency for Youth Development; Oyo State Agency for Persons with Disabilities.
Others are the Oyo State Anti-Land Grabbing Agency; Oyo State Rule of Law Authority, Oyo State Investment Promotion Agency; Oyo State Agency for Digital Innovation and Technology; Oyo State Project Performance Monitoring Agency; Oyo State Sexual & Gender-Based Violence Response Agency; Rural Access Road Agency among others
Oyelade said that the Makinde administration may not necessarily be remembered for the unequalled infrastructural developments in the State but the governor prefers to leave a legacy in the establishment of Institutions strong enough to contend with their objectives such that subsequent administrations will have to accommodate and work with.
He lauded the governor for his unique style of leadership, especially in aspects of governance that have hitherto been neglected.
The Commissioner said that it takes rare leadership and statecraft for a Governor who was backstabbed by his former Deputy to saddle another Deputy with consequential responsibilities of governance.
He said four key Ministries including Education, Agriculture, Establishment & Training and the Ministry of Special Duties and also a number of important Agencies including Oyo State Emergency Management Agency and the Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency are currently under the purview of the Deputy Governor, a development which he said has never happened in the history of the State.
According to the Commissioner, the Governor is very pleased with the performance of his Deputy in the onerous assignments.
Earlier, the General Manager, Dominion Broadcast Group, Mrs Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa, said that the courtesy call was necessitated by the effective role being played by the Ministry of Information in promoting Governor Makinde’s activities and stressed the need for collaboration between the broadcast station and the Ministry to further amplify the State Government agenda.
