He also promised to boost the economy of the state by embarking on agricultural development and others.
The governor stated this when he unveiled his plans for aggressive infrastructural growth with a view to restoring the state as the political capital of the South-West.
Makinde said he came up with GSM Infrastructure Revolution policy document to make the state a choice destination for investments and a true centre of commerce.
The governor said the last one year of his administration was spent rehabilitating schools, repositioning public health care facilities, maintaining deplorable roads under the “zero pothole programme” and strengthening the broadcasting services through acquisition and upgrading of equipment.
While acknowledging the growing population of Ibadan, about 70 per cent of which reside in the state, Makinde said he had resolved to create new town housing development schemes in the state capital and ease procedures for processing certificate of occupancy within 60 days.
The document read in part, “In order to reduce the growing deficit in housing and boost the state’s real estate economy, our government has embarked on a massive housing programme to meet the need of the growing urban dwellers.
“With over 70 per cent of the people living in the city and Ibadan being a major political, economic and commercial centre in the South-West, the government must ensure that inhabitants and visitors alike enjoy living and touring the city of Ibadan.”
With the completion of the railway project, Makinde said a good number of people “will relocate to Ibadan in search of affordable housing since the travel time between Ibadan and Lagos will be halved with the introduction of fast trains.”
Makinde also said he planned to create another Central Business District along the Moniya-Lagos-Ibadan Railway Station/Dry Port site in addition to the Dugbe CBD, which he said was currently undergoing renewal.
The governor also stated that his administration has revolutionised the state’s agricultural sector by revamping the Akufo and Eruwa farm settlements, thereby empowering over 30,000 farmers with the mandate to make the state a centre of food production and help it achieve its food security objectives.
He said he also established a N1bn fund for boosting micro, small and medium enterprises at the height of COVID-19 battle, noting that tailors benefited from the fund to produce face masks and others.
Makinde also said his administration had made public education entirely free; rehabilitated 22 public schools statewide and provided 22,800 school furniture sets
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