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Cutting Costs: I Still Uses My Personal Car - Governor Makinde |OGBOMOSO INFO|





The Executive Governor of Oyo state Engineer Seyi Makinde has stated that he still uses his personal Car and did not approve new cars for his administration officials in order to cut costs of governance in the pacesetter state.


Governor Makinde revealed this during his quarterly media chat on Saturday, December 21st, 2019.

The chat was held by the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo state (BCOS) and
Phone lines were opened for Oyo residents to call while the chat was live.

The Governor talked about Oyo state finances, Security, Healthcare, Education, and more

Cost cutting has allowed Oyo state pay salaries

When asked the secret to how Oyo state has been able to pay salaries, the Governor said he had to cut costs.
He not only still drives his personal car, he did not approve new cars to be purchased for the officials in his administration. Considering the uproar over the Nigerian Senate choosing to spend N5.5bn on new cars despite the state of the nation's finances, this was a prudent and necessary decision by the Governor.
Oyo state had over 60 bank accounts which he consolidated into one

the governor said:

"We decided to prioritise the needs of the people of Oyo State. Oyo State had over 60 bank accounts, I asked the Accountant General to consolidate into one account. The total was N6 billion. The IGR has gone up a bit, because we have blocked the loopholes but we will do more."

Oyo state didn't spend any money on Christmas decorations

Governor Makinde said the following:

"Oyo State government didn't spend 1 kobo on the Christmas decorations. It was funded by the usual 'Christmas gift' to the governor, that was what we used to pay for the Christmas decorations so it cost government nothing."

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