Gov.Seyi Makinde signing the Oyo State Project Monitoring Agency Bill (2024) into law on Thursday, May 9, 2024
Governor Seyi Makinde’s speech while signing the Oyo State Project Monitoring Agency Bill (2024) into law on Thursday, May 9, 2024, was both profound and philosophical. In his remark at the event, the governor said: “People ask me what will be my legacy? Well, our legacy will be the institutions that we are able to create to ensure that Oyo State will continue well into the future to enjoy good governance,” adding that the state does not need a strong governor but strong institutions.
Then last week, Makinde signed the Oyo State Project Monitoring Agency Bill into law for the primary purpose of extracting values for all projects in terms of schedule and quality. This is to ensure that projects are delivered on time and as expected, to guard against the state or the people being shortchanged.
With these three agencies, come two things. First, gaming the system will become herculean because criminally-minded elements have to work super hard to beat the structure in place in the state. Two, those who manage to beat the system will have their rendezvous with justice when found out; those who do the crime in Oyo State will do the time in prison, those who break the law will face its wrath.
The tripod of Oyo State Project Monitoring Agency, Oyo State Rule of Law Enforcement Authority and OYACA will tighten the noose on those who may be tempted to work against the interest of the state be they contractors, civil servants, political appointees, traffic offenders, facility vandals, traders or those who engage in indiscriminate waste disposal.
With these three agencies, Governor Makinde has put in place structures that will guard against the resources of the state being plundered, projects being poorly executed or abandoned, the people becoming lawless and the society going to the dogs, thus preparing the state for an upgraded lifestyle which will definitely culminate, a few years from now, in Oyo State being ranked among the best sub-nationals in the world. When that happens, the credit will go to Makinde, the governor who saw the need for emplacing strong institutions to birth good governance and state-wide development.
Olanrewaju is the Chief Press Secretary to Oyo State Governor.
