Gov Makinde Launches Oyo State Performance Delivery Compact, Seeks Ministerial Collaboration
By Adewale Owoade.
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has launched the State Performance Delivery Compact, a initiative aimed at building a lasting legacy by enhancing governance and service delivery in the state.
The governor made this known during his address at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), venue of the 2025 Mid-Term Leadership Retreat organised by the Oyo State Government, for the top government officials.
This initiative demonstrates Gov Makinde’s commitment to building a lasting legacy in Oyo State, prioritizing effective governance, economic growth and citizens’ well-being.
Makinde emphasised the importance of inter-ministerial collaboration that will guarantee good governance well beyond the tenure of this administration, stating that no single entity can build a legacy alone.
“We began this journey not merely with promises but with vision to shift from accelerated development of Oyo state, to sustainable transformation.
“A vision that says we do not only build for applause; we are building for impact.
“Finishing strong requires inter Ministerial collaboration, no single ministry, department or agency, can build a legacy. I don’t want to be remembered for constructing roads, but the institution that we are creating, that would guarantee good governance well beyond the tenure of this administration.
“Oyo state can set its own growth standard, one grounded in coordination not competition, so let us cooperate with ourselves, coordinate and deliver for our people.
“So, to formalize this, am announcing today, the launch of the legacy compact, Oyo state performance delivery compact.
“Using our commitment to measurable result, not activity. Under this system, each ministry, department and agency will identify 3 to 5 legacy deliverables they can realistically complete before 2027.
“The Oyo state legacy compact is not a slogan, it is a component, a path between us and the people we serve. to build a legacy that last, we must do few things.
“Prioritise completion, institutionalised what works, protect effective policies through legal framework and performance need budgeting.
“To build legacy we have to empower successors not sabotage them, because a true legacy is the one that outlived its architect.
“We are at a redefining point the foundation is solid, the vision is clear, the next 2 years must be about intentional delivery, inter Ministerial synergy and generational impact.
“Let us remember the legacy is not what you start it is what you finished and finished well, that is what a legacy is, so let posterity say of this government of this season that we came, we set the gaps and we closed those gaps,” Makinde said.
Speaking earlier, the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Olanike Adeyemo, said the mid-term retreat was organised for stakeholders in the government to assess its interventions in the areas of manpower development, infrastructural development, education, healthcare, agribusiness development and institutional legacies. (NAN)
