Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has declared that his administration has been able to deliver accelerated development to the state in the last three and a half years, adding that his performance justifies his re-election bid.
The governor stated this on a radio station in Ibadan.
Governor Makinde stated that with the achievements recorded by the administration across the four service point areas of education, security, health and economic expansion through agribusiness and infrastructure, he deserved to be re-elected by the people of the state.
The governor said that if re-elected in 2023, he would go on to deliver Omituntun 2.0, which he said would centre on delivering sustainable development to the people of the state.
He said: “When I was campaigning for election in 2018, I brought out a roadmap and promised the people that it was meant for accelerated development of Oyo State. Now, based on what we have experienced, we have brought another roadmap, but this time round, it is for sustainable development 2023-2027.”
Speaking on how the administration has been able to deliver infrastructure that targets its economic expansion programme,Governor Makinde said that his government’s idea of infrastructure development has seen over 500 kilometres of road either completed or being constructed.
The governor equally explained how his administration has worked assiduously to expand the economy of the state by improving the Ibadan Airport, with the building of a 500,000 litres Aviation Storage and Dispensing Facility.
Speaking further on how the administration has been able to improve the economy of the state through agribusiness, the governor maintained that through several policy initiatives and encouragement of a business environment that is agribusiness-friendly, the state has been able to attract massive investments including the designation of the state as one of the Agro-processing Zones by the African Development Bank and the building of the second largest Sorbitol Plant in the world by Psaltery Ltd.
The governor assured that the state will get the NUC approval for the upgrade of the institution anytime soon.
The governor, who also used the opportunity to address questions on the environment and waste management system said the government has continued to search for a sustainable solution to the agelong problems associated with the environment.
On the crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the national level, which has seen him and four other PDP governors boycotting the campaign activities of the party’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Governor Makinde said he would only support Atiku if the party does the needful, as according to him, the party must demonstrate that it can ensure fairness and justice within its system before seeking to implement same on the nation.
Iyabo Adebisi
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