Nigerians hungry, angry – Makinde

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that times are hard and Nigerians are currently hungry and angry.

Makinde made this declaration on Wednesday while performing the ground-breaking ceremony for the upgrading of Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport, Alakia, Ibadan, to international standards.

The governor, while addressing the gathering, said that his government will not implement policies that will increase the hardship the citizens are facing currently.

Makinde affirmed that his government had paid due compensation to landowners in Ajia who lost their property to the new Air Force Base being constructed in the area.

He said: “We took an important decision yesterday at the Executive Council Meeting. We know times are hard and Nigerians are hungry and angry. But I hope this will not boil over. But in Oyo State, we have control over what we can do here.

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