The Ogun Coalition Group has pleaded with the people of Ogun State not to crucify the state Governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, over the state government’s determined efforts to restructure the education sector.
Rather, the group said the issue should be looked at dispassionately without sentiment from any quarter.
The group’s position was made known via a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Hon. Moroff Kamourudeen, today.
The statement was in response to insinuations and criticisms that greeted the merging of some tertiary institutions in Ogun State, with the Ogun State University, Ago-Iwoye.
The OCG said it believes the action must have been taken in the best interest of the entire indigenes of Ogun state, because “the money expended on monthly basis to off-set the overhead costs of these tertiary institutions could be reduced, saved and channelled for developmental projects in the state.
“We believe that the proliferation of tertiary institutions to satisfy some sections of the society should not be encouraged, rather, we should judiciously put into use our meagre resources so as to enable the citizens enjoy dividends of democracy.”
The group also warned that “Governor Ibikunle Amosun should not be distracted from the laudable programmes he is pursing so that Ogun State will get better economically as well as to catch up with the tsunami of developmental projects going on within the south-west states.”