Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has charged political parties in the state to collaborate with the Action Congress of Nigeria-led administration in its resolve to rapidly develop the state.
The governor gave the charge on Friday while receiving the national officers of the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties, led by the Secretary-General, Chief Whilly Ezugwu, who were on a courtesy visit to him in his office.
According to him, politics should not be a do-or-die, but rather should be used as an instrument of development, stressing that this should be a collective responsibility.
He said: “For me, politics is about service delivery; it is not about brigandage; not about thuggery; not about lying against the people; not about propaganda. It is about providing services for the people for their development. In doing this, all of us must join hands together.
“We must bring everybody together so that we can work towards the development of not only Oyo State but the entire country.”
The governor reiterated his administration’s belief in policies and programmes that would be channeled towards the development of human capital and social services.
“This is the premise upon which our developmental plans are based. All these are geared towards making sure that there is rural integration, peaceful co-existence and an enabling environment for our people to become what they want to become in a very conducive environment,” he said.
Ajimobi, who said that his administration had continued to provide social amenities such as good roads and qualitative health service delivery, stressed that construction of a fly-over, which the state is undertaking at the Mokola/Rounabout area of the state capital, would not be limited to Ibadan alone but would be extended to other major towns and cities in the state.
The CNPP Secretary-General had earlier in his remarks commended the Ajimobi administration for its various achievements in the areas of security, socio-economic and infrastructural development in the state.
He said that contrary to insinuations in some quarters, CNPP was not an opposition party but an umbrella for all political groups in the country.