Engineer Oluseyi Makinde was sworn in as the new governor of
Oyo State on Wednesday 29th May 2019.
Makinde took his oath of office at exactly 12.21pm,
immediately after his deputy, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan (NAN). The Chief Justice
of Oyo state, Justice Muktar Abimbola, administered the Oath.
In his inaugural speech, Makinde promised to donate his
entire salary as governor to the state Teachers’ Pension Fund.
He noted that attaining quality education is not possible
without quality teachers and that quality enrollment and benefit attract
quality teachers.