Indication has emerged that the Oyo State lawmakers have agreed to a 30 per cent reduction in their monthly allocations effective April over coronavirus – induced economic challenges .

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

The Chairman , Oyo House Committee on Information and Media , Kazeem Olayanju , on Saturday said , “ 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 Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Taiwo Adisa , said , “ 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 .

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

The Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, said this on his official Twitter Handle on Sunday .