'When I’ll name new appointees' - Gov Makinde reveals

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state, on Wednesday, June 28, said that he would roll out the names of some new appointees very soon.

He made this assertion as he received Muslim leaders in the government and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, who visited him in his house on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir, The Punch reported.

Makinde appreciated the Muslim community in the state for standing by his administration, promising to double its pace on the path to attaining sustainable development in the state.

The governor said; “Our people are expectant, and they want us to move as fast as possible, and we have started. The House of Assembly, yesterday (Tuesday), cleared some of our commissioner-nominees.

"The structure of the government will start taking shape in a few days. So, our people should not despair or think we are moving slowly this time around. No, we are not. We will even double our pace,” he promised.

In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Mutiat Ladoja, the wife of the former governor of Oyo state, Rashidi Ladoja, disclosed that Makinde, the current governor of the state, seems to have outsmarted some politicians considered as godfathers in the state.

The former first lady said the governor has refused to be pocketed by politicians working to present themselves as godfathers in the state. She added that some politicians are working against the governor because he did not give them the room to dictate how to govern the state.