Makinde

We Can Deal With Our Own Situation – Oyo Gov Makinde Rejects Supreme Court Ruling On Local Govt Autonomy, Calls Emergency Meeting

5 months ago856 min

Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that a lacuna has been created between the Supreme Court judgement granting autonomy to local government councils and the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Supreme Court had declared it unconstitutional for state governors to hold funds allocated for local government administrations. The court further declared that a state government has no power to appoint a caretaker committee and a local government council is...

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Take It Back Movement Knocks Gov Makinde For Having Oyo Residents Affected By Circular Road Project Kneel Before Him During His Address

9 months ago975 min

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has said the state government will compensate residents affected by its Circular Road Project. This comes days after the Take It Back Movement held a meeting with the victims of the road project. According to the group, the project “displaced 360 villages and over five million people”. Governor Makinde visited the site on April 10, 2023, after the Take It Back Movement’s advocacy and mobilization efforts, which highlighted...

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Makinde, Wike, Ibori agree with Tinubu on fuel subsidy

2 years ago1142 min

Yesterday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had a meeting with former governor of Delta State James Ibori, the current governor of Oyo State Seyi Makinde, and the immediate past governor of Rivers State Nyesom Wike. At approximately 4:25 in the afternoon, the guests entered the Villa, arriving just a few minutes after Mr. Herbert Wigwe, the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holding Plc, had left the President’s office and vacated the building. It was not made...