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Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, on Thursday said he will run the affairs of the state like an open book throughout his tenure.
Makinde, who stated this while receiving a delegation from the Commercial Service of the United States of America’s Consular-General’s office in Lagos, said that his administration would remain accountable to the people throughout his tenure.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, said that the delegation was led by the Commercial Attache to the U.S Consular, Mrs. Christine Kelley.
According to the statement, the governor also expressed the readiness of his administration to decisively execute the four-point Service Agenda of his government, which he said, rests on the four pillars of education, security, health and economic expansion through agriculture and its value chain.
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Makinde also stated that his administration was ready to collaborate with any organisation, body or country to develop the state, saying: “More importantly, Oyo State is open for business and transparency is our watchword. We are holding ourselves accountable to inform the people of what we are doing and also for them to challenge us.
“A lot of things are opaque in this environment. We are holding people to their words and we also want them to hold us by our words. We want to get to a point where they can read us like an open book and that is what we desire for Oyo State.”
He also stated that his administration would vigorously execute its four-point service agenda in order to expand the economy of the state and improve the standard and quality of living of its people.
The Commercial Attache to the US Consular, Mrs. Kelley, had earlier told the governor that the visit was meant to establish a bilateral trade relations between the US and Oyo State in the area of healthcare delivery, education, security and Arts and Culture.
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