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Vision for Oyo State

One state. Five values. Ten pillars.

Candidate's Pledge
“My vision is clear: To build an Oyo State that is prosperous, secure and inclusive, where no one is left behind. I will remain your Sharafadeen - accessible, accountable and anchored in service.”
Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli — Vision for Oyo State

The Vision for a Renewed Oyo State

“Accountable, accessible, and anchored in service.”

Senator Sharafadeen Abiodun Alli

APC Gubernatorial Candidate · Oyo State

The foundation

Five values that guide every decision

Transparency

Carried forward through civil-service reform, digital governance and ward-level delivery tracking.

Proximity

Carried forward through local government autonomy, primary healthcare, education and infrastructure.

Performance

Carried forward through infrastructure, agriculture, economic empowerment, security and digital delivery.

Dignity

Carried forward through healthcare, education, civil-service welfare and economic empowerment.

Delivery

Carried forward through the full 10-Point Agenda for a secure, productive and inclusive Oyo State.

The plan

Ten pillars, each with signed commitments

Click any pillar to read the full commitment.

Education is not merely the transfer of knowledge, but the transformation of minds. We must build schools that are hubs of innovation, planning not just for our tenure, but for generations yet unborn.

Signed commitments

  • Renovate primary schools to hubs of innovation
  • Teacher training and dignity restoration
  • STEM and Digital Literacy focus
  • Competitive vocational pathways
  • Post-primary education benchmarked to world-class standards
  • Scholarships and bursaries for indigent students at all levels
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

NELFUND: interest-free federal student loans - ₦206bn+ disbursed to 1.16 million students across 206 tertiary institutions

Oyo state layer

Oyo adds a state bursary layer for polytechnic and secondary school leavers not covered by NELFUND, and opens vocational training centres in every LGA.

A state where a mother can sleep with her heart at ease, and a farmer can till his land without fear. Without security, there can be no development; without peace, no progress.

Signed commitments

  • Community-based surveillance systems
  • Farmer-herder mediation and protection
  • Rapid-response security corridors
  • Strengthen Police, Amotekun, Forest Guards and Community Policing bodies - including Ibadan Community Guards
  • Advocate for a State Policing framework to bring security closer to the people
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

Renewed Hope Security Architecture: 13,543 insurgents neutralised, 10,000 Agro-Rangers deployed to protect farmers, strengthened inter-agency collaboration and community policing frameworks

Oyo state layer

Oyo builds on the federal security architecture with a state policing framework, farmer-herder mediation corridors and community-level surveillance to secure every ward.

General Hospitals must be symbols of healing, not despair. Healthcare must not be a privilege for the few, but a right for all citizens of Oyo State.

Signed commitments

  • Universal Health Coverage expansion
  • Upgrade and restock General Hospitals
  • Strengthen Primary Health Centres with equipment, drugs and qualified personnel
  • Free basic healthcare and medicines for citizens aged 60 and above
  • Maternal and child health prioritisation
  • PPP diagnostic centres strategically placed across all three Senatorial Districts
  • Healthcare worker welfare and retention
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

NHIA expansion; 50% cancer treatment subsidy; retraining of 120,000 health workers nationwide; HPV vaccination targeting 90% coverage; ₦1bn TB diagnostic equipment fund

Oyo state layer

Oyo delivers Universal Health Coverage for all residents by 2030, building on the federal NHIA architecture with state-funded PHC upgrades and free care for citizens aged 60 and above.

Roads that connect not just our towns, but our hearts and our harvests to markets. Water that sustains communities and electrification that unlocks rural potential.

Signed commitments

  • Rural-urban commercial road networks
  • State-wide clean water access
  • Rural electrification projects
  • Establish a State-owned Power Distribution Company to reduce dependence on IBEDC
  • Market precinct urban renewal
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

Oyo-Ogbomoso Highway (₦147.9bn), Lagos-Ibadan Expressway (₦740.8bn), Ibadan-Ijebu-Ode dualisation (₦295bn), Oshogbo-Iwo-Ibadan Road (₦114bn) - ₦2.5 trillion total national road budget for 2025

Oyo state layer

Oyo completes the last mile: state-funded farm-to-market roads and LGA arterials that connect every community to the federal corridors already under construction.

Our traders, artisans, and small business owners are the heartbeat of our economy. We will build an enabling environment for them to thrive and make the 'Oyo Entrepreneur' a global brand.

Signed commitments

  • Support for artisans and small businesses
  • Simplified SME licensing and credit
  • Market-to-market bridge financing
  • Youth economic empowerment through targeted training and startup support
  • Oyo Global Brand initiative
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

Nigeria Tax Act 2025 - reduced burden on SMEs; ₦200bn MSME support fund; Bank of Industry credit lines; Presidential CNG Initiative cutting commercial transport costs by 50–60%

Oyo state layer

Oyo becomes the easiest state to start a business in the South-West - complementary state IGR reform, simplified licensing, and Ibadan designated as the first South-West city fully converted to CNG commercial transport.

Refocusing development to the grassroots and empowering leaders at the local level to work and deliver effectively for their people.

Signed commitments

  • Direct funding for grassroots projects
  • Empowerment of community leaders
  • Ward-based developmental tracking
  • Effective local autonomy
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

Supreme Court order enforced: all 774 LGAs now receive FAAC allocations directly - LGA financial autonomy is federal law, not a promise

Oyo state layer

Oyo converts autonomy into accountability - ward-level delivery tracking, empowered community leaders, and transparent LGA budgets ensure every naira reaches the people it was meant for.

Returning agriculture to its rightful place as a pillar of prosperity. We will make Oyo a food sourcing hub for local and export markets, return Oke-Ogun to its position as the nation's Food Basket, and equip farmers with the tools and infrastructure they need.

Signed commitments

  • Make Oyo a food sourcing hub for local consumption and exports
  • Return Oke-Ogun to its position as the nation's Food Basket
  • Modern agricultural machinery available on rental to smallholder farmers
  • Provision of basic agricultural equipment for farmers
  • End rain-fed farming dependence with modern irrigation systems and rehabilitated dams
  • Strategic storage facilities across all three Senatorial Districts
  • Agro-processing hubs in every zone
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

NAGSAP: 550,000+ farming households targeted; 10,000 Agro-Rangers deployed; Bank of Agriculture recapitalised; National Agricultural Development Fund - ₦100bn allocation

Oyo state layer

Oyo becomes the model delivery state for the national food security agenda - Oke-Ogun restored as Nigeria's Food Basket, with irrigation, modern storage and agro-processing that turns federal investment into Oyo prosperity.

Harnessing the strength of our teeming youthful population through digital literacy and tech hubs - turning Oyo's youth into the driving force of a 21st-century economy.

Signed commitments

  • State-wide digital literacy programs
  • Youth-focused digital skills bootcamps in every LGA
  • Tech-preneurship grants and accelerators
  • Broadband access for rural clusters
  • E-governance for transparent service
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

YEDI: 500,000+ youths trained in digital skills by Q1 2025, targeting 1 million; Digital Learning Centres handed over in 10 states across all geopolitical zones

Oyo state layer

Oyo scales the federal foundation with LGA-level bootcamps, a tech-preneurship accelerator in Ibadan, and broadband access for rural clusters - making Oyo the South-West's digital skills capital.

Building a modern, efficient civil service where excellence is rewarded and careers grow based on merit, with global best practices in training.

Signed commitments

  • Merit-based promotion systems
  • Continuous training and retraining
  • Prompt payment of salaries and wages
  • Prompt payment of gratuities and pension benefits to all retirees
  • Support and proper governance for workers' cooperative societies
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

Performance-based budgeting introduced federally; government procurement transparency and digitisation; public-sector accountability reforms across all MDAs

Oyo state layer

Oyo mirrors the federal reform - merit-based promotions, prompt salaries and pensions, digitised service delivery, and workers' cooperative support make the Oyo civil service a model for the South-West.

Oyo State is blessed with a rich cultural heritage, historic landmarks and diverse natural landscapes. We will unlock the economic potential of tourism through strategic investment, public-private partnerships and aggressive destination marketing.

Signed commitments

  • Develop and restore cultural and heritage tourism sites across the state
  • Create recreational parks and eco-tourism corridors
  • Market Oyo as a premier tourism destination domestically and internationally
  • PPP investment in hospitality infrastructure and visitor amenities
Aligned with Nigeria's Renewed Hope Agenda

Federal programme

South-West Regional Development Commission established; federal PPP infrastructure framework and aggressive destination marketing under the Renewed Hope national brand

Oyo state layer

Oyo leverages the regional commission and federal PPP framework to restore Oyo Kingdom heritage sites, develop eco-tourism corridors and attract hospitality investment - making Oyo the cultural heartbeat of the South-West.