Oyo State Governor,Seyi Makinde has met with the Caretaker Chairmen across the 33 Local Government and 35 Local Council Development Areas to discuss governance issues relating to security, and the general welfare of the people at the grassroots level.
As a way of tackling the recent security challenge in the state,the Governor directed them to set up security committees in their respective domain.
According to the Governor approval will be given to release funds on security within the different domain.
“I will give approval for release of funds on security within your domain because we want our people to sleep with their two eyes closed.
“Security is one of the pillars of this administration, Oyo state is a very large area, so we must do everything possible to secure our state,” he said.
The governor, who noted that the ember months were near, stressed the need to beef up security.
He also urged the Caretaker Chairmen to collaborate within the zones to deliver developmental projects to the people.
On the conduct of local government elections in the state, Makinde disclosed that the list of the Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC) chairman and members had been sent to the State House of Assembly.
“As soon as the Assembly clears them and we swear them in, I’m sure they will swing into action and let us know their programme.
So we want real and true democracy even at the local government level in Oyo State.You should also be prepared for it,” he said.
Makinde, who ruled out the possibility of imposing anyone for the council election, urged the caretaker chairmen to ensure that they reach out to the people in their respective domains.
The governor urged the chairmen to protect the assets in their respective domains, warning that they should “move away from the notion that government asset is nobody’s asset.”
“We need to take ownership, take responsibility of those assets and ensure that they serve as guardian of those assets,”he said.
He also said that his government would soon set up a committee that would be visiting each of the local government council areas to assess the performance of the chairmen.
“I made certain promises during my electioneering in 2019; if in your locality some of those promises have not been fulfilled, list them out to the committee.
” We will come back to review them and see how we can satisfy the aspirations and yearnings of our people,” Makinde said.
