Mohammed Shosanya
Governor of Oyo,Engr. Seyi Makinde, has unveiled plan to embark on power generation and distribution in the state.
He spoke at the inauguration of the current House of Assembly in the state.
He said:”We have already started the process by presenting the Oyo State Electricity Regulatory Commission Bill before the 9th Assembly. When passed into law, we will allow partnership with the private sector on large scale energy provision.”
Speaking on his administration’s plan to improve on the environment, called on the legislators to cooperate with the executive in its bid to sanitize the state to birth a world-class environment.
“We are proposing a new agency, the Oyo State Mobilisation Agency for Socioeconomic Development (OMASED). Through this agency, we will harness our sensitisation and enforcement effort for an orderly Oyo State on waste management, market sanitisation and urban development. We expect that when we come to you, you will deliberate on this timeously so that this instrument will be used effectively timely.”
He rallied the 32 members of the current session of the Oyo State House of Assembly to work with him to bring about sustainable development in the state.
Makinde, who stated that he was confident that the legislative arm would cooperate with his administration in its resolve to continue to deliver good governance, congratulated the 15 re-elected members and 17 newly-elected members of the 10th Assembly.
He maintained that the turn-over rate in the 10th Assembly meant that the learning process of the lawmakers would be short, calling on the lawmakers to work with his administration in its bid to make Oyo State the first to provide 24/7 electricity to its residents.
He stated that one of the benefits yielded by his trips to Abuja was the signing of the Electricity Bill into Law by President Bola Tinubu.
He noted that he would expect the lawmakers’ cooperation as he seeks to continue to improve the education sector, build more infrastructure and make life more meaningful for residents, adding that the achievements under Omituntun 2.0 will surpass those of the last four years.
“It is my honour, pursuant to Section 105 subsection 3 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 (as amended) to issue the proclamation of the 10th Oyo State House of Assembly.
“I congratulate and welcome you the 32 members of the House of Assembly, the 15 re-elected members and the 17 freshers.
“In the 9th Assembly, we had only one lady and now, we have two. Also, for the first time, we have 15 members from the 9th Assembly being sworn in today. Before then, we used to have at most three. So, we are laying the foundation for continuity in governance in Oyo State, and the learning process will also be very short.
The Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Ogundoyin, commended the governor for blazing the trail of good governance in the state, promising to cooperate with all stakeholders to uplift the state and place the Assembly on a higher pedestal.