To co-contestants, Makinde extends an olive branch.

On Saturday in Ibadan, Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, who was able to win in the election for the governorship of Oyo State on March 18, called on the other candidates who ran in the election to work alongside him to bring Oyo State to even greater heights.

“The electioneering campaign is behind us at this point, and we are now going to fight over the issue of governance.

During the course of a radio program, Makinde was quoted as saying, “This is our state and commonwealth and we must make sure that we move our state forward.”

He characterized his electoral success as a victory for the people of Oyo State and stated that he would be open to working with the ideas of his fellow candidates wherever it was determined that their ideas were more effective than his own in the areas in which they competed.

According to him, now is the time for everyone to work together for the benefit of Oyo State, and he promises that he will expand his sphere of influence by developing the state’s infrastructure.

He stressed that he would continue to build on the solid foundation that had already been laid over the course of the previous four years, and he made the promise that he would continue to deliver high-quality projects that would affect all aspects of the state.

The governor continued by saying that he would also put into practice the lessons learned during the campaigns and would keep vigorously working to develop the state as he had been doing since he took office in 2019 when he took over as governor.

Makinde expressed his gratitude to all of the residents who supported him prior to, during, and after the election. These supporters included elder statesmen and women, businessmen, labor unions, market associations, and religious bodies.

In the same vein, he mentioned that during his second term in office, his administration would be able to provide infrastructure to an even larger population in Oyo State and reach even more areas.

He maintained that the hiring of educators and other non-teaching staff members, as well as the construction of additional educational infrastructure, would receive major priority during his second term in office.

Makinde added that the administration would reacquire the services of a significant number of the terminated employees provided that they were not connected to any fraudulent activity.

The contract for the rehabilitation of the Agbowo Shopping Complex, which is located directly opposite the main gate of the University of Ibadan, will be re-awarded to a contractor with the appropriate capacity as soon as possible, according to the governor. (NAN)