Oyo Governor Asserts 80 Percent Fulfilment of 2019 Campaign Promises

Going by his appraisal of the totality of work done so far in Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde says he has delivered 80 percent of his 2019 electoral promises to the people of the state.

Makinde gave the assessment during his re-election campaign in Igbeti, Olorunsogo Local Government Area of the state, where he assured the people that things could only get better under Omituntun 2.0.

The governor, who also met with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the League of Imams and Alfas and the traditional council in Olorunsogo, disclosed that things had been great for Oyo State under Omituntun 1.0, with the establishment of Amotekun, the building of roads, schools and Primary Health Care Centers but that greater things would follow if he is re-elected.

He also assured the residents of Oorelope Local Government Area, Igboho, that his administration would complete the first phase of the Saki-Ogbooro-Igboho Road before the end of his first tenure.

Makinde revealed that the road was started as part of efforts to complement his administration’s agenda to connect all zones of the state and help boost the economies of the area, noting that the arterial road was to connect communities in the old Ifedapo to the old Irepo Federal constituencies of the state.

The governor had, while addressing the League of Imams and Alfas and traditional rulers in Oorelope Local Government Area, stated that his administration embarked on the construction of the Saki-Ogbooro-Igboho road with a view to linking the Irepo/Oorelope/Olorunsogo Federal Constituency to the burgeoning economy of Saki, one of the commercial nerve centers of the state.

He declared that his administration’s desire to link all zones of the state had been on course and that he had connected all zones of the state in line with his commitment to building infrastructure that targets the economy, noting that he had also begun to link towns within zones, as exemplified by the Saki-Ogbooro-Igboho Road.

Makinde asserted that his promises to stop the payment of all fees in public schools, improve security and lift residents from poverty to prosperity had all been fulfilled, noting that 25th of January would make it 44 straight months since workers in the state had been receiving their salaries on the date already tagged ‘GSM Date’.

He said that going by the consistency of his administration in paying salaries on the 25th, at least N100 million would enter the economy of Oorelope at the end of January, owing to payment of salaries to state and local government workers.

In Oorelope Local Government Area, Governor Makinde had campaign stops at Igbope; the Council Secretariat, where he met with the League of Imams and Alfas; the Modeke Town Hall, where he met with the traditional worshippers; Igboho Town, where he met with the traditional council and the Igboho Motor Park, for the final campaign stop.

While speaking with the Muslim community and the Isese community, the governor noted that he believed in fairness to all religions and had been fair to all religions in the state.

He equally told traditional worshippers that under Omituntun 2.0, their demand for equity would be considered and that they would be given concessions on various issues.

While addressing the traditional rulers, Makinde declared that he had nothing against Igboho, where his former deputy governor hailed from, noting that whatever happened between him and the former deputy governor would never be allowed to rob the town of development due to it.

Addressing the community’s demand for a higher institution, Governor Makinde said he would invite the traditional rulers and the community leaders to discuss, stating that he is not the kind of person that would make promises that he had no intention of fulfilling just because he is seeking office.

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