The Pathfinder
Friday July 25, 2025
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Governor Seyi Makinde has proposed the sum of N63.4 billion to put the Oyo State Government House in proper order as a befitting seat of power, not for him because he has little time left to direct affairs of the state, but for his successors.
The proposal continues to generate ripples, criticisms, condemnations, and commendations from across all divides in the state, vis-à-vis the opposition, analysts, and even the common man in the streets.
Many of those opposed to such spending declared that the estimated ₦63.4billion reconstruction work was on the high side.
Some others challenged the propriety or otherwise of such “huge wasteful spending”, especially coming at a time when Makinde, who has never spent a night at the Governor’s Lodge since 2019 when he took office, has completed the first half of his second term in office.
If the Governor has not stayed in the lodge because of its distasteful look, he won’t look away and refuses to do the right thing.
There were other opinions that such a huge amount ought to be used for some other critical areas of need of the people of the state. ‘Of what benefit would reconstruction of the Government House be to the people?’ many critics of the governor asked.
If some states created a few years ago can parade a first-class Government House, what would we say of Oyo State, which has Ibadan as its capital and, of course, the capital of the defunct Western Region?
The photos have exposed the dilapidated structure called a Government House of the Pacesetter State.
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde is known to be a man of his word: he delivers on his promise and the quality of the various infrastructural projects dotting various parts of the state is an attestation to his penchant for good governance.
Ongoing work on the new Government House Banquet Hall is expected to be delivered before the 50th Anniversary of the state in 2026
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