The Oyo State Government announced on Monday that it has established no fewer than 21 different agencies since 2019 to enhance government efficiency.
The state’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Dotun Oyelade, made this announcement while receiving the management of Dominion Television, Ibadan, led by its General Manager, Ronke Giwa-Onafuwa, who paid him a courtesy call in his office at the Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan.
Oyelade, in a statement in Ibadan, the state capital, said the establishment of those agencies was in agreement with the governance mindset of the Governor Seyi Makinde-led administration.
The commissioner stressed that the governor had always wanted the establishment of institutions to guide, enhance and implant integrity into the system.
He said, “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 code-named Amotekun that has employed over 2,500 personnel and efficiently tackling the menace of banditry; and Agency for Youth Development.
“Others include Oyo State Agency for Persons with Disabilities, 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.”
The commissioner stated that the Makinde administration might not be remembered solely for its unmatched infrastructural developments in the state, but the governor aims to leave a legacy by establishing institutions robust enough to meet their objectives, ensuring that future administrations will have to accommodate and collaborate with them.
Oyelade, therefore, commended the governor for his distinctive leadership style, particularly in governance areas that had previously been overlooked.
Earlier, the General Manager of Dominion Broadcast Group, Giwa-Onafuwa, mentioned that the courtesy call was prompted by the effective role played by the Ministry of Information in promoting Makinde’s activities, emphasising the need for collaboration between the broadcast station and the ministry to further boost the state government’s agenda.
