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Masses’ Scary Experiences In Buhari’s Ecosystem | By Oludayo Tade

From Sai Baba (when Nigerians invested their energies with the hope of experiencing positive change promised by the then presidential candidate, Mohammadu Buhari) to kai Buhari; (a response generated to capture their disappointment of the seeming lacklustre performance of the president), Nigerians are now counting the number of days remaining for this administration to wind down. By voting President Muhammadu Buhari (PMB) the second time, Nigerians thought that giving the Daura General a second opportunity would improve their life chances. However, they encounter daily surprises of unleashed ‘next level’ in a poorly managed economy. Today, Nigeria leads the pack of poor countries with angry and hungry citizens. Their experiences are scary with fearful existential realities emanating from poor governance. Jubilant in 2015 when PMB assumed leadership of the country but today, Nigerians are disappointed.  Among the Yoruba, good, bad, success, failure and achievement are epochal and explai

Oyo Govt Approves 76.7Km Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Road For N43.1bn

Oyo State Government, on Friday, approved the award of the contract for the construction of the 76.7km Iseyin/Fapote/Ogbomoso road at the cost of N43.1billion. The Commissioner for Public Works, Infrastructure and Transport, Prof. Daud Sangodoyin, who made this announcement,  while briefing journalists after the executive council  meeting held at the Oyo State Secretariat,  Agodi, Ibadan, said that the construction is expected to be completed in 13 months. A statement by Mr. Taiwo Adisa, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor 'Seyi Makinde, indicated that the road was awarded to two coctractors to ensure timely delivery.  The commissioner said: "Today, at the 14th meeting of the Executive Council of Oyo State, we approved the award of the construction of Iseyin/Fapote/Ogbomoso Road, which is 76.7kilometres.  "The road is split into two simply because we want the road to be completed on time and to have quality construction. We also want it to be completed within 13 months.