Oyo State governor Seyi Makinde has been described as a leader who does not pursue development at the expense of the people. Alhaji Iliasu Jamiu, Chairman of Ogbomoso Parapo (Home), said this during an interview with The People’s Verdict.
According to him, Makinde is a very compassionate leader who wants the state to progress, develop, and expand its economy and works towards achieving these goals without subjecting the people to hardship or jeopardising their wellbeing.
“That is all we really need in leadership, and the Holy Qur’an supports this position.”
Alhaji Jamiu, who described the Makinde administration as people-centric, added that the governor has brought comfort to the people of Oyo State.
According to the community leader, the Makinde administration has brought peace and progress to the state.
His words: “Since the governor assumed office, the education sector has improved. The sector is stable now, unlike the situation before his coming, when schools always shut down because of the industrial actions embarked upon by teaching and non-teaching staff.”
Alhaji Jamiu, while lauding Governor Makinde for resolving the impasse that turned Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, into an institution that was perpetually under lock and key, said the governor thought outside the box to restore the school’s glory and rescue the students from the frustration occasioned by strike actions, which extended their stay on campus.
The Ogbomoso Parapo chairman also praised Governor Makinde for his intervention in the health sector, adding that the administration had recently recruited personnel to enhance health service delivery throughout the state.
On the administration’s support to farmers, Alhaji Jamiu said, “The government supports farmers with money, seedlings and chemicals, which have contributed in no small measure to boosting food production in the state.”
Speaking about some of the benefits derived by the Ogbomoso people from the Makinde administration, the Ogbomoso Parapo (Home) Chairman stated that, apart from the 76.67 km Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso Road (known as the Adebayo Alao-Akala Highway), the administration has also constructed the Under G-LAUTECH Road, among other projects.
He added, “The government has also ensured the security of the people by providing us with the Amotekun Corps. When we (Ogbomoso Parapo) were building the Amotekun Security Post, the government supported us. With that, there is peace and security in Ogbomoso. Security is crucial to the development and well-being of any society. Because there is security in Ogbomoso, the people live in peace, and we are recording steady progress.”
Alhaji Jamiu similarly applauded Governor Makinde for creating employment opportunities for the people of Oyo State.
His words: “The government has employed many people. Based on what we’ve heard, there is no government agency into which people have not been recruited, including the education sector, health, and civil service. This administration has tried to touch every sector, and that is okay.”
