The Oyo State House of Assembly has commended Governor Seyi Makinde for his visionary leadership and commitment to the state’s development, as he signed the 2025 Appropriation Bill into law.
The budget, tagged “Budget of Economic Stabilisation,” prioritizes infrastructure and education.
The Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly, RT. Hon. Adebo Ogundoyin, expressed his heartfelt appreciation to Governor Makinde on behalf of the State Legislature during the signing of the 2025 Appropriation Bill at the Executive Chamber, Governor’s office
Rt. Hon. Ogundoyin noted that the budget is a blueprint for transforming Oyo State, with a focus on driving economic growth, improving infrastructure, and enhancing the overall quality of life for citizens.
“I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to His Excellency, Governor Seyi Makinde, for assenting to the 2025 Appropriation Bill. The budget prioritizes infrastructure and education, allocating the highest amounts to these critical sectors. The significant investment in infrastructure will undoubtedly enhance the state’s connectivity, facilitate economic growth, and improve the overall quality of life for our citizens.
“The substantial allocation to education demonstrates the state’s commitment to empowering the future generation, with investments in schools, teachers, and students. We are also happy that the 2025 Appropriation will support the new minimum wage of ₦80,000 for Oyo State workers, commencing in January 2025. Commendably, about 15,000 have just been recruited into the State Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) and the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). Newly employed staff will also be resuming in the State Civil Service (not less than 800), and the Oyo State Hospital Management Board (about 400 Doctors and 3,000 Health workers), recruitment of 480 Amotekun Forest Rangers among other recently employed personnel by the State Government significantly improving the state’s human resource capacity.”
The Speaker assured that the 10th Oyo State House of Assembly is committed to ensuring the effective implementation of the 2025 budget, with comprehensive monitoring and oversight to achieve all-round economic, social, educational, and infrastructural growth and development.
“As we mark the signing of the 2025 Appropriation, I want to assure the good people of Oyo State that the 10th Oyo State House of Assembly is committed to ensuring that the 2025 budget is implemented effectively. We are convinced that the resources allocated to each sector, Ministry, Department, and Agency (MDA) will be used judiciously. However, we will not take anything for granted. As part of our oversight functions, we will comprehensively monitor the implementation of the budget to ensure that it achieves its desired results of all-round economic, social, educational, and infrastructural growth and development.
“Once again, the 10th Oyo State Legislature is committed to working collaboratively with the Executive and other arms of government to implement policies and programs that drive economic growth, improve infrastructure, and enhance the overall quality of life of the citizens. By working together, we are confident that we can achieve the vision of making Oyo State the fastest-growing economy in Nigeria, and create a brighter future for all citizens.”Oyo Speaker said