Oyo State lawmakers have agreed to a 30 per cent deduction in their monthly allocations which takes effect April over economic challenges induced by the coronavirus pandemic.

The agreement was reached, as gathered, during Governor Seyi Makinde’s meeting with the state’s lawmakers at the government house recently.

“Our income has been slashed by 30 per cent as our support towards COVID-19. The governor brought the idea and we agreed to the 30 per cent deduction.” The Chairman Oyo House Committee on Information and Media, Kazeem Olayanju said.

According to the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Taiwo Adisa, “The state is not looking at cutting its budget in the immediate, but to harness its Internally Generated Revenue to shore up its revenue base. We expect a rise in IGR activities that will bring in more money.

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On the other hand, the Oyo State Government disclosed on Sunday that it has discharged two more COVID-19 patients after testing negative twice.

The  Governor, Seyi Makinde, disclosed this via Twitter Handle on Sunday.

GNB News