*Says it’s not worth fighting because of politicians
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
Oyo State Governor, Engr Seyi Makinde has disclosed that the state government has paid another tranche of N2 billion to the sacked All Progressives Congress (APC) Local Government Chairmen in the state as part of their entitlements.
The governor made this known in Ogbomosho, while speaking at the burial and thanksgiving service of Mama Ruth Adenihun Dare, mother of former Minister of Youth and Sports, Chief Sunday Dare, held at Sabo Baptist Church, Ogbomoso, Oyo State.
According to Gov Makinde, the money was released on Friday, April 12 and that the action put an end to the long-drawn battle the ex-ALGON members had with him following their sack in 2019.
The governor stressed, ” When I took over as governor in 2019, I decided to sack all the Local Government chairmen because we felt their election was unconstitutional”adding, ” As a result, they also took me to court for government to pay their entitlements. We dragged the matter up to the Supreme Court level. But, on Friday, I paid N2 billion out of the debt. So, we are no longer fighting’.
The governor then cautioned the people of the state against fighting one another over politics, as politicians always have a way of settling their differences, adding his presence in Ogbomoso to honour Chief Dare, an APC chieftain, was an indication that politics should never be in the way of humanity.
.”We are here to celebrate our Mama. It is a day of celebration because Mama was 92 before she died. I am sure Chief Sunday Dare must have thought I wouldn’t attend this event because we don’t belong to the same party”, he said.
Gov Makinde added, ” I tell people not to fight because of politicians, because it is not worth it. This is because we do a lot of other things together behind the curtain”.
The governor then hinted that he would return to Ogbomoso in a few weeks to commission the 78.6km Ogbomoso-Iseyin-Fapote Road named after former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala.
He pointed out that his administration is committed to developing the infrastructure across all zones of the state and linking the zones together in line with his economic expansion agenda.
“I am coming back to Ogbomoso to commission the 78.6km road from Ogbomoso to Iseyin. I passed through the road on my way to this place and it took us two and a half hours. In less than six weeks from today, it will be commissioned. The road has nothing to do with politics. It is named Governor Alao Akala Expressway.”
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