Nigeria, May 20 -- The Oyo State Governor-elect, Seyi Makinde, has accused Governor Abiola Ajimobi of mischief as the government announced it has restored full monthly subventions to all the state-owned tertiary institutions.

Governor Abiola Ajimobi had in 2016 slashed the subventions to run the institutions by about 75 per cent, citing dwindling revenues. For example, The Polytechnic, Ibadan which used to get about N235 million monthly from the state government started receiving about N45 million, an official of the polytechnic told PREMIUM TIMES.

The Oyo government-owned tertiary institutions are: The Polytechnic, Ibadan; Emmanuel Alayande College of Education, Oyo; Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology, Igbo Ora; Oke Ogun P...