Don’t be violent with opposition, engage them intellectually, Ajimobi tells Oyo people

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State (second right) flanked by his Special Adviser on Development and Intervention, Dr. Adeyemi Fajingbesi (right), the Special Adviser on Political Matters, Alhaji Fatai Ibikunle (third right) and other Islamic faithful at a Jumat Service held at Islamic Mission Mosque, Agugu Area, Ibadan on Friday

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has called on the people of the state not to be violent with the opposition anytime they (the opposition) are launching unnecessary attacks on his administration.
 

Rather, he admonished the people to engage the opposition in an intellectual exchange by demanding from them what they did to impact positively on the lives of the people and to change the face of the state when they had the opportunity of presiding over the affairs of the state in the past.

The governor, while addressing Islamic faithful at a Jumat Service held at Islamic Mission Mosque, Agugu, Ibadan, also asked people to query the antecedents of those falling over one another to destroy his government.

``I am very much aware of the surreptitious moves by those who have turned themselves into the enemies of the people of Oyo State; those who have been carrying out sustained attacks on our administration.

``I want to appeal to you all not to be violent with them. What you should do is to ask those of them who had had the opportunity of presiding over the affairs of this state what they did to impact positively on the lives of the people when they were here.

``Let them know that Oyo State has moved from the level of violence, spurious name-calling and lies; right now in our state, we play issue-based politics where everyone will be called to question on his or her past performances and the impact they made while they were entrusted with administering the state. And for those who have never been there, let them come out and tell us where they are coming from, politically,’’ he said.

Governor Ajimobi x-rayed his performance since his assumption of office and expressed satisfaction that he had not disappointed the people of the state.

``One thing that usually gives us internal satisfaction is that even the worst enemies of our government have not failed to acknowledge the good work we are doing. But they know for sure that if they continue to amplify our good work, that will signal their political death,’’ he said.

The governor called on the people of the state to continue to support his administration so that it would continue to do more on the development of the state.

He also appealed to religious leaders to continue to pray for his administration, stressing that it was their prayers that had sustained his government so far.

The Chief Imam of the mosque, Alhaji Nasirudeen Titilope, thanked the governor for finding time out of his busy schedule to pray with them, saying that this had served as an encouragement to the Islamic faithful worshipping in the mosque.