From the data, Ibadan is:
• One of Africa’s largest cities
• Former capital of the old Western Region
• Home to UI — Nigeria’s first university
• A major agro & cocoa trade hub
• Cocoa wealth built Nigeria’s first skyscraper — Cocoa House (1965)
• Positioned on the Lagos growth corridor
This is not a small city. This is a serious economic zone.
Yet today, ask around and when people visit it’s either they say we are in Ibadan eating Amala.
That is not an identity problem — it is a leadership and positioning problem.
Because cities don’t grow by chance.
They grow by deliberate investment, strong policy, and aggressive marketing.
Ibadan has everything to be honest, the people, history, location, and capacity.
What we are missing is forward-looking leadership that will Attract investors, Build industries, Create jobs and compete with Lagos
Because if we don’t define Ibadan, the world will reduce it.
And Ibadan is far bigger than Amala.
Next Governor should be ready to work to position our city to a serious economic zone.
Lol, context matters, but context doesn’t change what was actually written. The paper explicitly called the Circular Road “state-led.”
You can question the timing or editorial choice, especially during a campaign period, but that’s an inference about intent not evidence that the FG claimed the project.
Moreso, I hope Seyi Makinde didn’t interpret it the way you all did, because if he did, that would be a disaster of a leader. Read the words before assigning the motive. 🫶
Media will always be media, and you’re entitled to question the editorial choice. But comprehension still matters. The publication explicitly described the Circular Road as “state-led”; that is a fact, not propaganda.
If your argument is that there was no reason to include a 100% Oyo State-funded project in a publication showcasing federal performance, then argue the editorial framing. Don’t falsely claim the publication credited the FG with executing the project.
Read first. Think critically. Then react. It does wonders for intellectual capacity. Stop moving like a mob and start reading beyond the headline.
@makindedaura English is clearly a problem in this country. 😂
If you understood English, you wouldn’t make this embarrassing comment. The paper literally says “state-led” for the 110km Circular Road. The FG never claimed the project.
Read before ranting.
Media will always be media, and you’re entitled to question the editorial choice. But comprehension still matters. The publication explicitly described the Circular Road as “state-led”; that is a fact, not propaganda.
If your argument is that there was no reason to include a 100% Oyo State-funded project in a publication showcasing federal performance, then argue the editorial framing. Don’t falsely claim the publication credited the FG with executing the project.
Read first. Think critically. Then react. It does wonders for intellectual capacity. Stop moving like a mob and start reading beyond the headline.
Media will always be media, and you’re entitled to question the editorial choice. But comprehension still matters. The publication explicitly described the Circular Road as “state-led”; that is a fact, not propaganda.
If your argument is that there was no reason to include a 100% Oyo State-funded project in a publication showcasing federal performance, then argue the editorial framing. Don’t falsely claim the publication credited the FG with executing the project.
Read first. Think critically. Then react. It does wonders for intellectual capacity. Stop moving like a mob and start reading beyond the headline.
You’re the stupid one here, and it’s clearly down to your shallow comprehension. You’re arguing with your interpretation, not what the paper actually says. It literally calls the 110km Circular Road “state-led.”
You can criticise the publication’s framing if you want, but claiming it credited the FG with executing the road is simply false. The sentence clearly distinguishes “federal investment” from the “state-led” Circular Road.
Read the words before manufacturing an argument around them.
English is clearly a problem in this country. 😂
If you understood English, you wouldn’t make this embarrassing comment. The paper literally says “state-led” for the 110km Circular Road. The FG never claimed the project.
Read before ranting.
This are the dull people being appointed as SA to the governor
"I had to sit both Kwankwaso and Obi down to talk some realities to them. Initially Kwankwaso would just gather red cap people, they sing and dance and he waves, that's all. Obi would enter a crowded Church during funeral service, come late and start waving hands, everyone would be clapping for him including the pastor, only the corpse would remain quiet....."
Babachir Lawal
I have said what I believe.
In 2023 I stood elsewhere. Three years later, I looked at the evidence, lived the pain of the reforms, and reached a different conclusion.
Nigeria cannot stay frozen in the arguments of 2023 while 2027 is already asking for new decisions.
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@Oyo_Matters@mr_asiwaju@seyimakinde pls do your job that tax payers expect from you, you don’t expect people to live like this while you going up and down campaigning, do the job you are elected to do @FeedbackOYSG