South-west PDP Lauds Makinde’s Giant Strides in Oyo

Kemi Olaitan

The South-west zonal office of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lauded the giant strides seemingly recorded by the Governor of Oyo State, Mr. Seyi Makinde, less than 100 days in office.

This is coming as the governor also assured the people of the state of the commitment of his administration to ensure that no zone is marginalised in the state.

A statement issued by the South-west spokesman of the party, Mr. Ayo Fadaka, which was made available yesterday to the media community, expressed happiness that the people of Oyo State are indeed in a new lease of life in Makinde’s short period in office so far.

The statement said: “This is becoming evidently so in view of the quality of policies, legislations and managerial acumen of the governor,” which it added is manifestly being impressed on the people, thereby indicating that it cannot be business as usual in the state.

According to the statement, “We note with sadness a statement credited to the immediate past Governor of the state, Abiola Ajimobi, to the effect that the issue of missing government vehicles is a ‘minor issue’ and that such was not ‘worthy’ of the attention of government.

“We equally note that his attempt to whimsically dismiss fraudulent and sharp practices of this magnitude clearly underscores the levity with which the state resources were carelessly frittered under his watch.

“The Oyo State Government has continued to maintain that many of the cars procured in February 2019 by the Ajimobi administration are missing and such vehicles, in view of their age, cannot be classified and described as unserviceable.

“We therefore demand that Ajimobi take due cognisance of what posterity will say on him and his tenure, and immediately impress it on his appointees to return those missing vehicles to the new government in the state.

“We also recall that the Ajimobi administration awarded N7billion contract to an upstart contractor who is now nowhere to be found after the sum of N2billion was paid to him.

“This is grand larceny, and it is sad that this happened in Oyo State.