gubernatorial candidate in the 2019 general elections, Chief
Christopher Adebayo Alao-Akala, has declared that he will not dualise
any road when workers were being owed seventeen to twenty months
salaries.
Alao-Akala, who informed that payment of salaries and pension of our
retirees would be a cardinal agenda of his government, added that
dualisation of roads was meaningless when people were suffering.
The former Governor, while hosting his running mate, Professor Abideen
Olaiya and his supporters in Ogbomoso at the weekend, assured the
people of the state of a "masses oriented, people centred
administration".
Alao-Akala while speaking further, said his primary mission was "to
return smiles to the faces of the people of Oyo State through
developmental projects that will have direct impact on the lives of
the citizenry.
He maintained that, "Any responsible and responsive government should
prioritize its actions and fashion it out in a way it cater for the
needs and aspirations of it citizens. That is why there is what we
call opportunity cost in micro-economics theory.
"Our own administration cannot afford to trade with the joy and
happiness of the masses, we will prioritize our actions and place
premium on developing human capital.
"A hungry man is an angry man. Payment of salaries and pension of our
retirees take priority before any other thing. These are ways of
ensuring a stable economy and improved standard of living for our
people.
"I can categorically tell you that I won't dualise road when my people
are hungry and are being owed salaries of 17 to 20 months. During our
first coming, that was our style and nothing will change that rather
we have fashioned out ways of improving on our ways of making life
more abundant for the good people Oyo state.
"Our own administration will not misplace priorities; we will run Oyo
state with the fear of God as our guiding light.
Alao-Akala while speaking on his choice of Olaiya as his running-mate,
said it was still a decision centred on his style of putting people
first.
He said, "If you take a careful study of this decision, you will see
that we are on the right track. Prof. Olaiya is a man of the people,
his followership base is unprecedented. He is a leader of men and this
quality endeared him to me so much as we fall in the same category.
"His level of commitment to the development of people around him is
one the qualities that endeared him to me backed with his political
clout. He is a movement on his own and when it comes to political
structure, he is balanced and well positioned.
"He is a scholar of repute, an unblemished politician whose track
record speaks for itself and a Professional in Politics not a
professional politician. In the religious circle, he is a core Muslim
who is committed to the teachings of the Holy Prophet and stands by
what he believes in. Academically, he is a force to reckon with while
his family pedigree in Ibadanland is worthy of note.
"With all these qualities combined with my own structure as an
experienced politician and a one time Governor of this State, our
administration under the banner of Action Democratic Party will be the
best you can point at in years to come in Oyo State."
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