Compensate those you demolished their houses, shops before you leave office – Makinde tells Ajimobi

The gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in
Oyo state, Engineer Seyi Makinde has enjoined Governor Abiola Ajimobi
of the state to compensate those whose houses and shops were
demolished in the last two years before he leaves office in May next
year.

Makinde in a statement issued by Prince Dotun Oyelade, his media aide,
a copy which was made available to DAILY POST on Wednesday, said, "I
implored Ajimobi to compensate fully those whose houses and shops were
demolished two years ago before he leaves office".

The PDP chieftain while describing a statement credited to Mr. Bayo
Adelabu, an APC gubernatorial candidate that Ajimobi has performed
credibly well as untrue, however declared that Ajimobi in the last
seven years has destroyed means of livelihood of poor people in the
state.

He described the situation where people's properties are being
destroyed without due compensation as a crime against humanity.

Makinde said that, "Contrary to the statement credited to the APC
gubernatorial candidate, Chief Bayo Adelabu at different fora that the
governor has performed well and without blemish in the past seven and
a half years, destroying the means of livelihood of poor people
without adequate compensation or no compensation at all is crime
against humanity.

"Anyone who promises to continue with Ajimobi's legacy as Chief Bayo
Adelabu has said many times is telling us the following: that LAUTECH
will remain in permanent state of crisis and virtual extinction.

"That Oke Ogun roads will remain in permanent state of disrepair and
the area will never fulfil it's potentials as the food basket of the
state. That the unsurpassed debt profile put at N157bn will continue
to rise.

"That Pensioners will continue to languish in hunger and deprivation
in contrast to the opulence of the few government officials and their
contractors".

Makinde concluded by saying that, "Recent events have shown that it is
better for a governor to win an election through the trust of the
masses than through the machinations of so called godfathers who have
no feelings for the downtrodden".