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| 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.
