Controversy over Govt House ₦63.4 billion misplaced, says Oyo Govt
The Oyo State Government has justified the proposed spending of ₦63.4 billion to overhaul the over 70 year old Government House.The Commissioner for Information, Dotun Oyelade, said this while fielding questions from journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The controversy concerning the amount of money to be spent on reconstructing the Government House, Agodi, Ibadan was triggered after a press release signed by the commissioner after the last Executive Council meeting held on Tuesday, 17th of June, 2025. Oyelade said the section of the media that touted the impression that the Government House was going to be renovated is either ignorant or mischievous. “Not once in the 21 paragraph press release, did we use the word 'renovation,' whereas we emphasized total overhauling and reconstruction of the old Government House." Oyelade reaffirmed. The Commissioner said that the present administration has over 200 ongoing projects, includin...