*Promises To Reclaim Oyo State’s Pace-Setting Glory Through 7-Point Agenda
Former Deputy Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and 2019 governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Bayo Adelabu has declared his intention to contest the 2023 governorship in Oyo State.
Chief Adelabu, who declared his intention on Monday during a press conference at his Jericho campaign office, expressed confidence that he will emerge the flag bearer of the APC ahead of other contenders.
The former CBN Deputy Governor, while identifying weaknesses in the Engr. Seyi Makinde’s led government, he assured his commitment to reclaim Oyo State lost pace-setting glory through a 7-point agenda of security, mechanized farming, employment opportunities, health, education system, environment and good governance and innovative ideas.
According to Chief Adelabu “I have observed the deficiencies of the present Oyo State Government being led by Engineer Seyi Makinde. These deficiencies point unerringly to an unspeakable lack of understanding about what is called government business. Government business is not a trade which any man does for his personal emoluments or aggrandizement. It takes society for its basis and reason and experiences for its guide. It takes society for its basis because it is the center towards which people gravitate for collaboration and cooperation in order to achieve progress and happiness. This is the reason why the business is divided or expanded into ministries, agencies and departments in order to serve humanity.
“Unfortunately, but really, the current Oyo State Government is failing daily and woefully on fundamental departments of government business. For instance, Security of lives and properties, which is the true end and aim of the government, is a distant achievement for Seyi’s government. His government has enthroned thuggery and hooliganism as the official controllers of Oyo State. The indigenes and residents in the pacesetter state can not sleep with their two eyes closed and talk less of doing businesses of life with peace and progress.
The excellency of government is no longer excellent in Oyo State in the light of our sordid performance in the environment, education, health, security and agriculture among others,” Adelabu said.
While assuring to use the state resources through his innovative ideas to lift the people of Oyo State out of poverty, Adelabu noted that his mission is to reclaim the lost pace-setting glory of the state.
“Thus, there is an urgent need to unleash the resources of Oyo state in order to massively boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and lift people out of poverty into prosperity. There is an urgent mission to reclaim the lost glory of Oyo state. It will lift young people from hooliganism and despondency. Indeed, there is a negative correlation between employment creation/rise in household incomes and crime.
“I have this 7 points agenda for the good people of Oyo State:
Security of lives and properties: This will be of utmost importance for the government that I will lead, if voted in as the flagbearer of APC in the Governorship contest of 2023 in Oyo State. The present government has with its own hands, through greed and being neophytes in power, unleashed violence on the people of Oyo State through its halfhearted implementation of improving the parks system and transportation in Oyo State. Likewise will our eyes not be closed to external aggressors against the peace of the good people of Oyo State.
Mechanized Agriculture and Poverty Alleviation: My private sector experience, coupled with my experience as a former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria and my various networks in private, government and international sectors; I am seized of the programme and ideas to alleviate and lift thousands of the good people of Oyo State from the excruciating stranglehold of poverty that the PDP government has entangled round the neck of our people.
Industrialisation and Employment creation: We shall bring back the glory of Ibadan as a hub for industrialists and we shall open up other cities and establish industrial networks in them. We shall make gainful employment available for the people as this will be a concomitant to the industrialisation of Oyo State.
Health: Health is wealth is a truism. We shall give top priority to the provision of affordable health services for our people.
Education: This shall be a high focus priority to our government if we win. Education will be at the front burner of which we might most likely declare an emergency priority on.
Environment: Provision of a healthy environment with monitored sanitation.
Good Governance and Innovative Ideas: Good governance begets patriotic citizens. We shall be transparent in all aspects and areas of government and we shall give a very great latitude to innovative ideas for it has been proven over centuries that good innovative ideas, both in governance and technology are the forerunners to having a great and prosperous society. This I believe in and this I will bring into governance in Oyo State as we all march together as a party and a people to carry the flag of APC in the 2023 governorship election of Oyo State,” Adelabu said.
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