Press Release
FG EXCLUDES MAKINDE FROM OYO EVENT...Makinde reacts
Oyo State Government has decried the exclusion of the state governor from the flag-off of the Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode Road, which took place in Oluyole local government of Oyo State today.
In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Prince Dotun Oyelade, he said the deliberate exclusion of Governor Makinde from the dualisation of the road is taken politics too far.
Prince Oyelade said that the ceremony, which took place at Idi Ayunre and was attended by the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun; the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi; the APC gubernatorial candidate, Sarafadeen Alli; and the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, fell short of its edifying billing because of the desperate political undertone borne out of a lack of sagacity and confidence.
According to the commissioner, the excuse that the invitation was not extended to Gov Makinde because he was on Leave makes the case even more ridiculous because there is a functional Acting governor on the ground.
The Commissioner said that Governor Seyi Makinde is unperturbed and regrets that the event was reduced to a political jamboree.
“The course of 2027 is set, and no level of indecorum or desperation from whatever quarters will hold back the will of the people,” the Commissioner said.
E-signed:
Prince Dotun Oyelade,
Commissioner for Information,
Oyo State.
August 24, 2026.
