The Forum of Head of Service, Permanent Secretaries, and other heads of MDAs has congratulated the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, on his award of excellence as the best governor of the year 2023 from one of the leading national newspapers in Nigeria.
In a statement issued and signed by the chairman of the forum, who is also the Head of Service, Mrs Olubunmi Oni, the forum noted that Makinde had performed creditably well in the last four and half years of his administration.
The statement, which was forwarded to Tribune online, said that the state governor is running a people centric government that benefits all and sundry in the state irrespective of the political affiliations.
It reads: “The accounting officers of the Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) unanimously stated that in this troubled time Governor Seyi Makinde slashed the price of the public transportation by 50 percent, which made the movement of the people from one place to another seamless.
“The forum rose from their meeting at the House of Chiefs Secretariat, Ibadan, where they aligned themselves with the position of the Leadership Newspaper that Governor Makinde is the Governor of the year 2023 without fear or favour.
“Regular payment of salaries and allowances of the civil servants, payment of pensions and gratuity, ditto leave bonus and increment of car and housing loan for civil/public servants, his security architecture, fund management and above all the infrastructural projects across the state is commendable”.
“The forum further affirm that security architecture of the state across the seven geo-political zones is worthy of emulation. There has been peace and tranquility in the pacesetter state since assumption of office since Engineer Seyi Makinde-led administration in Oyo State.
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“We are all living witnesses, our governor has been able to connect all the zones in the state with good road networks. Through the Moniya-Iseyin road, Ibadan zone has been connected to the Oke-Ogun zone. Through the Oyo-Iseyin road, Oyo zone has been linked to Oke-Ogun zone; through the ongoing Ogbomoso-Fapote-Iseyin road, Ogbomoso zone is being linked to Oke-Ogun zone; and through the Ido-Eruwa road, Ibadan zone is linked to Ibarapa zone.
“On behalf of the Head of Service, Permanent Secretaries. Executive Secretaries, General Managers, Tutor- Generals and Inspector-Generals of Education in Oyo State, we congratulate the people’s governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde on his deserving award as the Governor of the Year 2023, this reinforces our belief that truly there is reward for hardwork, ” the statement concluded.
