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The immediate past Chief of Staff (CoS) to Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Segun Ogunwuyi, yesterday led 32 other chieftains of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogbomoso.
This was as the governor presented a N1.12 trillion appropriation bill for the 2027 fiscal year to the House of Assembly, allocating N236.15 billion to infrastructure development.
He also reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to merit-based appointments, fairness and inclusiveness in the public service, as he swore in four permanent secretaries.
Vehicular movement was halted for over three hours as APC members and supporters trooped out to witness the politicians officially join the APC at the rally held at Oja’Gbo in front of Soun Ogunlola Hall at the city centre.
Other chieftains who reportedly declared for the APC include Rasak Gbadegesin (Agbeti), Timothy Oyeniyi, Alabi Olateju, Dr. Banji Folaranmi, Isaiah Adegbite, Peter Oyetunji and APM Chairman for Ogbomoso North Local Council, Jimoh Sikiru.
Speaking on behalf of the defectors, Ogunwuyi said they came to APC to add value, stressing that APC would win convincingly in Ogbomoso.
Welcoming them, Oyo APC chairman, Moses Adeyemo, assured the defectors of equal opportunities. He urged them to work hard for the success of the APC candidates in the 2027 general elections.
The budget, christened ‘Budget of Sustained Progress’, is the final yearly appropriation bill to be presented by Makinde, whose second term in office is expected to end in 2027.
The governor presented the proposal during a special plenary at the Parliament Building, Secretariat, Ibadan.
Giving a breakdown of the proposed expenditure, Makinde said N670 billion (about 60 per cent) was earmarked for capital expenditure, while N444 billion was allocated to recurrent expenditure.
He explained that infrastructure received the largest allocation in recognition of his administration’s commitment to consolidating ongoing projects and strengthening development across the state.
The education sector received the second-highest allocation of N190.6 billion, while N93.01 billion was earmarked for the health sector.
The governor, while swearing in four newly appointed Permanent Secretaries yesterday to fill vacancies in the state’s top civil service cadre at the Executive Chamber of the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, said the appointments followed a transparent and competitive process designed to strengthen the leadership of the state civil service while ensuring equitable representation across the state.
Speaking after the appointees took their oaths of allegiance and office, the governor said his administration would remain focused on governance and service delivery until its last day in office, despite political activities ahead of the 2027 general elections
