Oyo Govt release Telephone Numbers to Assess Makinde’s Performance

In its bid to ensure citizenry participation and public inclusiveness, the Seyi Makinde-led Oyo State administration has released ten telephone numbers aimed at getting feedback and measuring the performance of the current administration in the state since its inception.



Disclosing this to newsmen in Ibadan, the State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, stated that the initiative was part of the open governance policy of the State government and its drive to include the citizens in policy making.



The ten telephone numbers are:

08177190628, 08177198874, 08177190689, 08177190654, 08177190627, 08177190605, 08177190681, 08177190678, 08177190620, and 08177190611.



In his words: “this move is in furtherance of the open governance policy of the Engr. Seyi Makinde-led administration to always put the people first, remember that the yearnings of the people are the pivot, upon which the State’s budgetary focus is placed, we seek the opinions of the people across the State annually on their needs and the government use the aggregated opinions to formulate its policies and programs.



“There also exist other areas through which the State government get information in the form of feedback from our people, however, we are determined to move the seat and power of governance to the people the more, which necessitated the need for these telephone numbers, with which our people can relate with government, say what they like about the workings of the government programs, policies and actions as well as bring our attention to the areas that need focusing upon.”

Olatubosun further revealed that the key programs of the present government in Oyo State in the areas of agro-economic development, free health and education, sustainable security of lives and properties and promotion of e-commerce would be pursued, with the interest of the common citizens of the State in mind.

He therefore advised members of the public to maximally utilize the platform to air their opinions and score the performance of the incumbent and areas which require utmost attention in the State, to achieve the desired level of and project the state as the pace setter to the desire of all.