Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that his administration would localise industries in the state, if re-elected, in order to help boost the economy of the state. No
Makinde, who disclosed this when he took his campaign tour of local governments to the Lagelu Local Government Area of the state. He appreciated the traditional rulers in the area for supporting his government, pledging to follow due process and promote lower grade Baales in the state that were due for promotion, in line with the request of the traditional council.
“Concerning the issue of percentage for traditional leaders, since I came in, we have never defaulted in payment of salaries to you, though it may actually not be enough. For us, we have ensured that the traditional rulers also get paid the same day civil servants get their salary.
“On the issue of whether it is gross or net, one thing I can promise is that we will look at it and see if we can even pay up to 10 percent and we will do it and pay it before the end of this tenure,” Makinde promised.
In his address to the traditional council of the local government in Lalupon, the governor berated how notable industries such as the Nigerian Gas Cylinder, Exide Battery and Leyland, among others, had gone moribund in the area, saying his government would see to the revival of industrialisation in the Local Government Area during his second term, under Omituntun 2.0.
On the reconstruction of the 91km Ibadan-Iwo-Osogbo Road, which is to be jointly executed by Oyo and Osun states, Makinde declared that the contractor would move to site within the next three weeks, while also expressing concern over the poor state of energy supply to the area and promising that the issue would be solved in due cause.
He said: “We have awarded the road and you witnessed it when we flagged it off in Osogbo but government changed in Osun State after then. We are still waiting for the new government to settle down and engage us.”
The governor, who also met with the leadership of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), the League of Imams and Alfas and the traditional worshippers in Lagelu Local Government Area at different locations, reiterated that he would continue to be fair to all religious bodies.
Governor Makinde rallied residents of Lagelu Local Government Area to vote for all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), noting that whatever good development they had seen his administration do “is little compared to what is coming under Omituntun 2.0.”
Massive turnout
While speaking at Oyedeji, Oja Olorunda, Igbo Elerin, Baale Ojurin and Akobo campaign points, the governor expressed satisfaction over the massive turnout in all the places visited so far, saying things would get even better under Omituntun 2.0.
The representatives of the traditional council and religious and community leaders commended Governor Makinde for being a listening governor, pledging to work for the success of his second term bid.
Olusola Akintonde
