Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that he has broken the jink of ‘who is your father’ in the political space of the state.

Makinde made this declaration on Wednesday at Students’ Legislative Summit organised by the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly and chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, in conjunction with the Students’ Representative Council, University of Ibadan.

Some of the dignitaries at the event included the Minister of State for Youth, Ayodele Olawande, a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who was represented and Speakers of Osun and Ekiti State Houses of Assembly.

The governor, while speaking, declared that there was a time when ‘who is your father’ was the order of the day in the political space of the state.

He, however, said that he has been able to break that.

Makinde, while speaking further, said that his father was a ‘nobody’ and the Oyo State people still gave him the opportunity to lead.

The governor also declared that Nigerian youths must become more actively involved in governance by increasing their participation.

Makinde said that the issue of leadership is imperative in preparing the youth for the future and governance.

“For us here, we have seen the common situation where ‘who is your father’ was the order of the day but we have been able to break that in Oyo State. My father was a ‘nobody’ and the Oyo State people still gave me the opportunity to lead.

“We may not be able to prepare the future for the youth, but we can prepare the youth for the future. Please, don’t see this event as just an opportunity to look at the issue of leadership in this country. And, in me, Seyi Makinde, the youth have an ally and we will prepare the leaders of the next generation amongst the youth.

“I am here this afternoon to encourage the youth. If you look at the history of Nigeria, we had our independence in 1960 and six years after, in 1966, the person that became the Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, was 31 years and some months old. After him, during the Second Republic, former President Obasanjo retired as a General at the age of 39.

“You should dream big; people have ruled this country at very tender ages. So, for you, don’t think that at 29 or 30, you are too young to rule and I am glad, because this is almost like catching them early.

“You have the students here and in about three years, some of you will be out there to move on. If I were you, I wouldn’t start looking for work; I would start doing my own thing at a very early age of 24 or 25. With the kind of energy you still have, you can pull down the kingdom of Satan.”

TooMuchStuff:
Give us State Police...

press9jatv:
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that he has broken the jink of ‘who is your father’ in the political space of the state.

Makinde made this declaration on Wednesday at Students’ Legislative Summit organised by the Speaker of Oyo State House of Assembly and chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin, in conjunction with the Students’ Representative Council, University of Ibadan.

Some of the dignitaries at the event included the Minister of State for Youth, Ayodele Olawande, a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, who was represented and Speakers of Osun and Ekiti State Houses of Assembly.

The governor, while speaking, declared that there was a time when ‘who is your father’ was the order of the day in the political space of the state.

He, however, said that he has been able to break that.

Makinde, while speaking further, said that his father was a ‘nobody’ and the Oyo State people still gave him the opportunity to lead.

The governor also declared that Nigerian youths must become more actively involved in governance by increasing their participation.

Makinde said that the issue of leadership is imperative in preparing the youth for the future and governance.

“For us here, we have seen the common situation where ‘who is your father’ was the order of the day but we have been able to break that in Oyo State. My father was a ‘nobody’ and the Oyo State people still gave me the opportunity to lead.

“We may not be able to prepare the future for the youth, but we can prepare the youth for the future. Please, don’t see this event as just an opportunity to look at the issue of leadership in this country. And, in me, Seyi Makinde, the youth have an ally and we will prepare the leaders of the next generation amongst the youth.

“I am here this afternoon to encourage the youth. If you look at the history of Nigeria, we had our independence in 1960 and six years after, in 1966, the person that became the Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, was 31 years and some months old. After him, during the Second Republic, former President Obasanjo retired as a General at the age of 39.

“You should dream big; people have ruled this country at very tender ages. So, for you, don’t think that at 29 or 30, you are too young to rule and I am glad, because this is almost like catching them early.

“You have the students here and in about three years, some of you will be out there to move on. If I were you, I wouldn’t start looking for work; I would start doing my own thing at a very early age of 24 or 25. With the kind of energy you still have, you can pull down the kingdom of Satan.”


https://dailypost.ng/2024/04/24/i-have-broken-the-jink-of-who-is-your-father-in-oyo-politics-makinde/

socialmediaman:
Heroin traffickers on the other hand like to be perpetual godfathers.

All they do is raise tariffs and make policies that enable them to loot the commonwealth of the people

ak22:


Try to check Governor seyi makinde asset before he became Governor of oyo state before you castigating him

ak22:


Try to check Governor seyi makinde asset before he became Governor of oyo state before you castigating him

socialmediaman:
Heroin traffickers on the other hand like to be perpetual godfathers.

When they steal someone else’s mandate and get into power, all they do is raise tariffs and make policies that enable them to loot the commonwealth of the people

Stephen0mozzy:
Mods no see sleep sleep like this ni?

meum:
I hope you don’t become the (god)father of Oyo politics after you leave office

Jokky001:
Debo Ogundoyin is the next Governor of the Pace Setter.....Oyo State.

meum:

I hope SM is not his (god)“father”?

chopnaira:

Hope? Lol.

meum:

I hope SM is not his (god)“father”?

meum:

Okay does he have a (god) father? Lemme rephrase it, who is his father?

press9jatv:
https://dailypost.ng/2024/04/24/i-have-broken-the-jink-of-who-is-your-father-in-oyo-politics-makinde/

press9jatv:
Governor Seyi Makinde really tried in breaking godfatherism in Oyo State politics. He preaches youths meddling into oyo state politics.

Image123:
Is it about not having a godfather or about delivering good governance?

Who cares about your father, but the fact that you serve and let the people enjoy the dividends of voting you in. Be visionary, make good use of the billions you collect every month, improve welfare, give your state a facelift and a future.

Fatherless, fatherless, after you leave there now, we'll start hearing that you paid $700,000 of state money for your child's future. Misplaced priorities.

The lack of state-owned pipe-borne water in the homes of Lagos residents has continued to be a source of concern, a non-profit group, Corporate Accountability and Public Advocacy Africa (CAPPA) has said.

At a press event to mark this year’s World Water Day, the group said its monitoring team’s visit to state-owned waterworks showed that most of them are not operational.

The group said the waterworks it visited include the ones at Maryland, Mushin, Ikorodu, Obalende, Agbowa, Onikan, Ikoyi, and Amuwo Odofin.

Only the one in Ikoyi is producing water, according to CAPPA.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/450615-world-water-day-lagos-water-crisis-worsening-group-says.html

khattab02:
Hmmmm... Talk is cheap Mr governor.

Not too young to rule and yet ticket cost more than 30millions

How many youth get that kain money?

Same Obj ruled at a young age but when he came back he said why is Nysc posting corp members to NNPc, companies and Bank? That they should be posted to secondary schools and farms.

Just do the needful that will benefit the poor masses and ordinary people and stop sugar coating us.