Nigerians set agenda for Makinde’s second year in office

Nigerians, on Sunday, latched onto an open request by Oyo State Governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, for suggestions on what should be the focus of his administration over the course of its second year in office.

Via his Twitter handle, Makinde had published phone numbers asking people to examine his manifesto, known as Oyo State Roadmap for Accelerated Development 2019-2023, make known their complaints and state where they would like to see improvements in governance.

“I thank the good people of Oyo State for their tremendous support this past year. Now that we have given account of our stewardship, we wish to hear from our people on areas where they would like to see improvements as we commence our second year in office,” Makinde said.

Central in the calls of Nigerians was the need for the state government to invest in healthcare, environment, agricultural development, Information and Communication Technology, environmental sanitation and beautification, improvement of school standard and infrastructure.

Laced with commendations for running an open government, others asked for focus on the exploration of the state’s mineral resources, the revival of moribund companies, creation of employment opportunities, improvement of small and medium scale enterprises, fixing roads and good drainage systems.

In their own replies to Makinde’s tweet, AyanwaleA and A.E Williams asked that attention be given to the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso.

Tweeting at @dada_stephen, Steve Bond asked the Oyo State government to go full-blown on agricultural development and establish a stadium/recreational centre in each of the 33 local government in the state to stop youth restiveness and boost its economy.

In his own comment, Adedotun A.O. tasked Makinde to urgently complete the Apete to Akufo road for farmers to have better access to their farms.

Decrying that several parts of Ibadan were bushy, Bode George asked Makinde to give attention to having a beautiful, clean and well-maintained state capital.

Especially, George wondered what had befallen the greenery that used to be opposite Palms Mall on Ring Road, Ibadan.

Tweeting at @Thehoiye called for the state government to focus on road construction projects around Wofun/Apatuku/Olodo axis in Ibadan, noting that the area was usually waterlogged whenever it rains.

Also on infrastructure, Alonzy @Alonsosunny asked Makinde to mandate local government areas and local council development areas to fix roads and drainage systems.

While commending Makinde for doing his best to improve the state, @Wcmen007 asked the Makinde government to fix more motorable roads, develop farm settlements, improve schools, look at independent power generation and the state having its own airline, “OyoAirline”.

Wcmen007 further called for the reintroduction of technical education, exploration of all mineral resources on Public/Private Partnership, the upgrade of the airport to international airport and revitalisation of moribund cocoa company.

The need for transparency in the ongoing teachers’ recruitment, according to @afowalex, is imperative.

For the Makinde government to realize its agenda in agriculture, Phil Ade tweeting @PhiladePhilade1, said the state government must rehabilitate rural roads.

He particularly mentioned Aaje-Ikose road in Ogbomoso as one that should be fixed for agricultural and industrial development in the state.

HEED, using @Its_me_HEED, said it was expedient for Makinde to ask the relevant ministry to look at the existence of private establishments who pay their workers ridiculous wages.

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