GBENRO ADESINA/IBADAN
Cross section of the newly sworn in local government caretaker chairmen in Oyo State
Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State said Monday he would conduct local government polls around July this year for the democratically elected chairmen to take mantle of leadership in the 33 local government areas in the state.
Governor Ajimobi, who stated this during the inauguration of 33 caretaker chairmen of the local government councils in the state, told the chairmen not to contemplate staying in office beyond four months, immediately after which, he said, election into the LGs will be held.
For about five years of Ajimobi’s tenure in the state, the 33 councils in the state has been managed by unelected chairmen.
The governor assured that caretaker chairmen that performed extra-ordinarily after their four-month term would emerge as candidates for local government election.
He admonished the people against piling pressure on the chairmen for personal favour or seeing them as philanthropists or Father Christmas.
The governor urged the people to change their attitude of seeing council chairmen as automated teller machines (ATM), stressing, “If you perform well, you have the opportunity to emerge as candidates from your local governments after your four-month tenure. We will not handpick or impose any candidate on the people. That era is gone for good. No godfather will assist you to win ticket. I will even advise you against the idea of godfather because they will always ask for more. Quality service is what will assist you to win the people’s confidence. It is also the one that will assist our great party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to rule Oyo State for a very long time. Therefore, let the people feel your impact.”
Ajimobi also admonished the newly sworn-in local government bosses to shun extravagant lifestyle, …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
