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Makinde Pledges Continual Engagement Of Grassroots Community Development Projects In Oyo

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The Executive Governor of Oyo State, Engr. Oluseyi Makinde in his bids to ensure that the dividend of democracy reaches the doorstep of all and sundry in the State has promised the people at the grassroots the continual engagement of development projects.
Governor Makinde also gave a detailed account of his administration development projects in the Oyo zone over the last one year in office.
Makinde, speaking through his Special Assistant on Community Relations, Hon. Olufemi Josiah, at a Town Hall meeting that was held in Atiba Local Government,  in Oyo Town, stated that the present administration in the state will continue to give an account of its stewardship to the people at the grassroots.
He said: “Government, to us, is about efficient allocation of scarce resources.
Makinde stressed that the resources we are talking about belong to the people, and we must always engage them in whatever we intend to do for the grassroots.”
Speaking on the purpose of the Town Hall meeting, the governor’s aide said that the meeting was purposely meant to engage with the people to x-ray the community development projects of the present administration in Oyo Federal Constituency of the state.
He stated further that the benefits the projects have brought to the city cannot be overemphasized,  as he admonished the people in the zone to always keep the government abreast of their needs so as to prioritize them in the next community project at the location.
In his detailed explanation, Makinde stated that over 30 public schools and some Primary Health Centres have been renovated, as well as the ongoing re-construction of Akesan Market, which are parts of other projects that are being carried out at the Oyo Federal Constituency.
“I believe that as long as we continue this interaction, the government will remain on the right track of being able to provide the dividends of democracy which we promised the people of the state.
“We are in the Oyo zone today to do the needful. We will come back here to review our relationship with the people.
The community relations aide however assured people at the town hall meeting of adequate presentation of their request to the Governor. He said “I can assure them that all the requests made at this gathering will be presented to His Excellency, and all the issues will be addressed.
In his address, Alhaji Hammed Shittu Adebayo who is the Chairman of the Community Development Council in Oyo State commended Governor Makinde on his developmental strides at the grassroots, which he said cut across all the zones in the state.
He highlighted the areas the CDC wants the governor to concentrate more efforts on, including the provision of potable water, rural electrification, the extension of the newly-approved Independent Power Plant to other zones, good road network, and security, among many other projects.
The Community Town Hall meeting was attended by the Special Assistant to the Governor on Hausa Community; caretaker chairmen in Oyo zone, leaders of Community Development Councils, Park Managers, farmers’ associations and representatives of other tribes in the zone, The Traditional rulers in the zone, representative of the market men and women in the zone amongst others.