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Oyo State Compendium of Infrastructure Delivery Projects 2019 - 2023 Accomplished by the executive Governor Engr, Seyi Makinde, FNSE, D.Sc Vol 1 Compiled by Engr Seyi Adeleye, MNSE
Oyo State Compendium of Infrastructure Delivery Projects 2019 - 2023
Accomplished by the executive Governor Engr, Seyi Makinde, FNSE, D.Sc
Vol 1 Compiled by Engr Seyi Adeleye, MNSE
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GOVERNORSEYIMAKINDE’SREMARKSATTHEGROUNDBREAKING<br />
CEREMONYTOCONSTRUCTTHENIGERIANAIRFORCEBASE,IBADAN<br />
today–thegroundbreakingceremonyforbuildingthe<br />
permanentsiteoftheNigerianAirForcebase–ispartofthat<br />
overallplan.Infact,tomaketodaypossible,theOyoState<br />
Governmentdonated58.58hectaresoflandtodevelopthenew<br />
base.Inaddition,wewillalsoprovidesomesupportinthe<br />
infrastructuraldevelopmentofthenewAirForceBase.Partof<br />
thatsupportistheongoingreconstructionofthe21kmAirport‐<br />
Ajia‐NewIfeExpressRoadwithaspurtoAmuloko.More<br />
recently,wealsoembarkedondualisingtheIbadan‐Airport<br />
Roadandrehabilitatingadjourninglinkroadsalongtheairport<br />
axis,withspurroadsalongtheIwoRoadinterchange.Withall<br />
theseongoingdevelopments,whenthisAirforceBaseis<br />
completed,itwillbewithin15minutes‐drivetoIbadanAirport<br />
andintothetownAsmentionedearlier,thisisallpartofour<br />
overallvisiontoengineeramodernOyoState.Soletmeuse<br />
thisopportunitytoonceagain,appealtothegoodpeopleofAjia<br />
communitytobeaccommodatinghostsandsupportourplans<br />
tobringrapiddevelopmenttothisarea.Imuststatethatthis<br />
newAirForceBaseisnotjustaninfrastructuralproject.Itkeys<br />
intoourplansforarobustsecurityarchitectureforOyoState.<br />
AsmorebusinessesmovetoOyoandtheStatetakesamore<br />
cosmopolitanoutlook,thechallengesthatwewillfacewill<br />
increase.Withthisinmind,wemadesecurityoneofthefour<br />
pillarsofourRoadMaptoAcceleratedDevelopment,2019‐<br />
2023.Sofar,theOyoStateGovernmenthasbeenworking<br />
collaborativelywiththevarioussecurityagenciesinthestate.<br />
nNovemberlastyear,Iwas<br />
Iinthisareaforthefirst‐year<br />
remembranceceremonyof<br />
PaTheophilusAkinyele.I<br />
rememberstatingonthat<br />
occasion,thatmore<br />
developmentwouldbecoming<br />
tothisaxissoon.Thisispartof<br />
oureffortstoexpandtheOyo<br />
Stateeconomyandturnthis<br />
areaintoanaerotropolis.What<br />
weareabouttowitnesshere<br />
Whencompleted,thisnewbasewillimprovetheoperational<br />
reachoftheNigerianAirForceinOyoStateandenhancecrisis<br />
responsetime.OyoStatewillalsohavethebraggingrightsof<br />
hostingthepermanentsiteofoneofNigeria’sAirForceBases.<br />
Letme,atthispoint,commendtheeffortsofourmilitary<br />
personnelinthefightagainstinsurgency,banditryandother<br />
securitythreatsinvariouspartsofourcountry.Iwillalwayssay<br />
thatoursecurityagenciesoftenperformathanklessjob.Noone<br />
remembersyouwhenthereispeace,butpeoplebegintoask<br />
whatyouweredoingoncethereisabreach.Soletmesaythank<br />
you.<br />
Also,letmeusethisopportunitytoappreciatetheeffortsofthe<br />
securityagenciesbasedinOyoStateandalsoappealtoyouto<br />
remaintruegentlemeninthedischargeofyourduties.Youmust<br />
continuetoactinwaysthatbringdignitytotheofficeyouare<br />
occupying.Onourpart,OyoStatewillcontinuetosupportyouto<br />
achieveyourtrueobjectives.IwanttocommendtheChiefofAir<br />
Staff,AirMarshalIsiakaOladayoAmao,forhislaudable<br />
achievementssincehetookoverthereinsofleadership.<br />
Indeed,ouradministrationiscommittedtopartneringwiththe<br />
NigerianAirForceforabettercivil‐militaryrelationshipand<br />
improvedsecurityinourstate.Andonthatnote,wewillbe<br />
proceedingtoperformthegroundbreakingceremonyforthe<br />
buildingofthepermanentsiteoftheNigerianAirForceBase,<br />
Ibadan,tothegloryofGodandforthebenefitofthegoodpeople<br />
ofOyoState.<br />
Thankyou,and<br />
Godblessyou.<br />
~GovernorSeyi<br />
Makinde,March31,<br />
2022<br />
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