An interest group, Oyo Development Initiative, has commended Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State over the peace and tranquility that reigned in the state during the last Yuletide.
The group, in a statement issued by its Coordinator, Dr. Adesola Okanlawon, also lauded the governor for the facelift which his administration is giving Ibadan, the state capital, and other major towns and cities across the state.
Okanlawon noted with delight that throughout the Yuletide, there were no cases of violence, brigandage, armed robbery and other crimes that usually characterized the season in the state.
He said: “We want to sincerely commend Governor Abiola Ajimobi for the setting up Operation Burst to check crime and criminal activities in Oyo State. We equally thank him for equipping the security outfit and for motivating the personnel. No wonder they are so efficient in the discharge of their duties.
“Were it not for the governor’s foresight, Oyo State would probably have been taken over by hoodlums as it used to be in the past. It is a good thing that the people of Oyo State are now sleeping with their two eyes closed, without any fear of being attacked or molested by criminals.”
The group also described as a thing of joy the improvement in the environmental condition of Ibadan, the state capital, by the government through regular environmental sanitation, efficient refuse disposal and beautification of major roads across the city.
This, it said, had changed the face of Ibadan which used to carry the stigma of being the dirtiest city in Nigeria.
The group acknowledged the neighbourhood markets currently being constructed by the government to accommodate the traders who were affected by the removal of illegal structures within the Ibadan metropolis.
It called for the support, cooperation and understanding of the people of the state, stressing that the transformation efforts of the government would begin to yield result soon.
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