Crossover Services Will Only Happen In Oyo In Compliance With Health Guidelines – Makinde

Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has come out to say that religious centres in the state will be allowed to hold the Thursday crossover worship services.

He, however, revealed that this will only happen in strict compliance with COVID-19 safety protocols.

According to a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Taiwo Adisa, the governor has also approved the suspension of the 12 a.m. to 4 a.m. curfew earlier imposed on states by the Federal Government.

He added that officials of the State’s Task Force on COVID -19 would ensure strict compliance with the guidelines and advisories during the New Year Eve period and after.

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Oluseyi Abiodun Makinde (born 25 December 1967) is a Nigerian businessman, politician and philanthropist. He is the governor of Oyo State in South-western Nigeria. He is an engineer and a subject matter expert on fluid and gas metering. Until August 2018, he was the Group Managing Director of Makon Group Limited; an indigenous oil and gas company in Nigeria. He established his first oil and gas private business called Makon Engineering and Technical Services, (METS) at the age of 29 in the year 1997, after earning years of work experience with international oil and gas companies.

Makinde contested for the Oyo State 2015 gubernatorial seat on the platform Social Democratic Party (SDP).

Makinde was born to a renowned teacher turned accountant, late Pa Olatubosun Makinde and Madam Abigail Makinde of Aigbofa Compound in Oja’ba, Ibadan. He is the third child of the family.

Makinde did his national service (NYSC) with Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) of Nigeria, where he was later engaged as a pupil engineer. He served in different capacities; handling and partaking in several key projects between 1990 and 1992. From 1992 to 1997, he worked as a field Engineer (Eket operations) for Rebold International Limited and in 1995, he was appointed as Field Manager in the same company.