Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has said that he has ended the joke in the state’s political arena about “who is your father.” Makinde made this statement on Wednesday at the Students’ Legislative Summit, which was put on by the University of Ibadan Students’ Representative Council and the Honorable Adebo Ogundoyin, Chairman of the Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria and Speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly.
Speakers of the Houses of Assembly in Osun and Ekiti State were among the dignitaries in attendance, along with Ayodele Olawande, the Minister of State for Youth, and former Senate President Bukola Saraki, who was represented.
Speaking during his speech, the governor said that “who is your father” used to be a common question in the state’s political arena. But he claimed to have been able to break through that.
Speaking further, Makinde claimed that despite his father being a “nobody,” the people of Oyo State still gave him the chance to be a leader.
The governor further stated that young people in Nigeria needed to participate more in order for them to be more actively involved in governance.
According to Makinde, educating young people about leadership is essential to preparing them for the future and for governance.
