Oyo NUJ felicitates Gov. Makinde at 55

The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Oyo State Council, has congratulated Governor Seyi Makinde of the state on his 55th birthday, which he attained on Sunday December 25, 2022.

A statement jointly signed by the NUJ chairman in the state, Comrade Ademola Babalola, and the secretary, Comrade Olusola Oladapo, described Makinde as a strong pillar of support for journalists in the state.

The statement read in part: “Governor Seyi Makinde is our Grand Patron in the NUJ, Oyo State Council. He loves the media, from reporters to editors.

Recently, he approved for Oyo NUJ, the right to host the National Executive Council meeting of the union nationwide. This is unprecedented in the state. It is the first of its kind in the history of Oyo NUJ.

“Governor Makinde has been very supportive to the cause of the NUJ, even before he became number one citizen of the Pace Setter state. It is on record that he built a laboratory for Pen Group of Schools at the premises of the Press Centre, Iyaganku, Ibadan, even before he became the Governor.

Nevertheless, two years ago, he gave the Union a Brand-New Bus.

“So, he has been outstanding in terms of supports to the Union and that was why journalists in the state, last year 2021, voted him as the Best Media-Friendly Governor in the history of the Pacesetter State.

“But the NUJ in the state has observed with a keen interest that his good works have not been limited to journalists alone.