Governor
Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State on Monday said his administration had
delivered dividends of democracy to the people of the state in the last
seven years.
Ajimobi,
in a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Communication and
Strategy, Mr Bolaji Tunji, scored his administration high in
infrastructural development, security, education, agriculture and
healthcare.
He
also said that his government had built more roads than all the
previous administrations combined since the inception of the Fourth
Republic.
“Our
administration dualised strategic township roads in Ibadan such as Toll
Gate Interchange; Challenge; New Garage-Toll Gate Interchange and
Onireke-Jericho-Aleshinloye-Dugbe-Agbarigo road.
“This administration dualised major township roads in Oyo, Ogbomoso and Iseyin.
“ Some ongoing road projects are Eleyele-Ologuneru-Eruwa road and dualisation of Saki township road.
“Others
are Idi-Ape-Basorun-Akobo-Odogbo Barracks Junction road, Gate-Old Ife
road-Alakia and expansion of Oke Adu-Iwo road,” the governor said on the
eve of this year’s Democracy Day.
Ajimobi
also stated that his administration constructed the Mokola flyover
which he said was the first to be constructed by any civilian
administration in the state.
The
governor said that his administration restored security in all parts of
the state through the establishment of a special security outfit,
provision of patrol vans, communications equipment and armoured
personnel carriers for security agencies.
Ajimobi
said no fewer than 36 companies had been attracted to the state in the
last seven years, generating about 4,000 direct employment for residents
according to figures from the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria.
“Our
state was rated fifth most investment-friendly by the National Bureau
of Statistics having attracted more than $61m (N22.4 billion) in foreign
direct investment,” he said.
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