NEW YEAR ADDRESS: SEYI MAKINDE SUMMARISES 2020 ACHIEVEMENTS, PLEDGES OYO STATE PEOPLE,STAKEHOLDERS TO DO MORE IN 2021
NEW YEAR ADDRESS: SEYI MAKINDE SUMMARISES 2020 ACHIEVEMENTS, PLEDGES OYO STATE PEOPLE,STAKEHOLDERS TO DO MORE IN 2021 NEW YEAR ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY SEYI MAKINDE, THE EXECUTIVE GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE  My Dear Good People of Oyo State, As 2020 closes, I am reminded of the words of the very popular 1897 hymn by Johnson Oatman Jr, “Count your Blessings.” This song encourages us to take stock of the good things that happened in our lives. When we do this, we often find that we have overlooked many positives. Many would describe 2020 as a tough year. At the beginning of the year, the drop in oil prices led to a huge drop in revenue from federal allocations and attendant economic meltdown. In March 2020, many states in Nigeria had cases of the coronavirus disease. This necessitated an interstate lockdown by the Federal Government. Although we did not effect a total lockdown in Oyo State, we were not spared the economic and social effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.