The bill which seeks to create the New Oyo State with Oyo town as the Capital City from Oyo State scaled through second Reading on the floor of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday. “The then National Assembly in 1983 successfully passed a motion on the creation of New Oyo State with Oyo Town as its Capital. “Oyo metropolis was also the divisional headquarters of Oyo division and the District Headquarters of Oyo District. The Erelu Dam in Oyo metropolis supplies water to the four Local Government Areas in Oyo zones as second largest water reservoir in the present Oyo state. There are 14 functional branches of Ministries, Parastatals and Agencies of present Oyo State Government in Oyo metropolis which could be effectively used as take-off officers for the proposed new Oyo State.

Source: Nigerian Tribune October 22, 2024 23:10 UTC