GOV. AJIMOBI'S MONSTROUS LEADERSHIP: THE PRINCIPALS TO BE BLAMED! – EPISODE 1

Gov. Abiola Ajimobi

It is no longer news the hard times currently being experienced by, not only the civil servants of Oyo state due to non-payment of over 6months salaries cum the poor welfare situations, but also the entire citizens of the State who have been at the mercies of the callous government of Governor Abiola Ajimobi (GAA)’s passive and lackadaisical attitude towards socio-economic development of the Pacesetter State.

Consequent upon these, the citizens are not just poor and suffering, they are on the brink of starvation. As it is now, the civil servants have embarked on an indefinite strike to protest the ill treatments being meted out to them by the GAA’s government.

Quoting the State governor at a meeting he had with some National and the State’s labor leaders after being persuaded to pay at least three months out of the over 6months he is owing, he said, “Even, I do not have one month that I can pay”.

What a shame, you may say. Apparently, there is no end in sight to the present predicaments of the civil servants in the State. Unfortunately, the bailout fund allegedly granted by the FG to offer succor to some States of the federation remains unaccounted for by the Oyo state government that also benefited from it and the mystery behind how the money was disbursed remains unsolved.

Since the emergence of GAA over a year ago as a second term governor, the State has remained in a total state of stagnancy. Social and infrastructural developments have come to a standstill while the education sector amongst other sectors in the State is on the verge of apparent decay. An instance is the recent WAEC ranking of States’ performances that saw the Pacesetter State appearing as the 26th State on the table. What an achievement!

One may want to take a walk across States and you would discover what a mess the Governor’s passive attitude towards development has turned the State into. Roads constructed by previous administrations have been neglected and un-maintained; those allegedly constructed by the present-day administration are already turning to pools and trenches. What an eyesore!
Not only those, the Governor, known for his tooth-gapped bragging was always seen jumping up and down during his campaigns for re-election, making frivolous promises which he knew he was not capable of fulfilling. This is tantamount to a tale of telling the people what they wanted to hear so as to get what he wanted from them.

A typical instance is one of the empty promises he made to the historical people of Oyo town in the state. Governor Ajimobi identified the people’s desperate need for a radio station and so, promised them one. Thinking he was being true to his words, a location which had been a house to an ancient library was chosen. The library was brought down to allow for the construction of the radio station. Years after, the people of Oyo town are still dreaming of owing a radio station. They fell for the gimmicks of the ‘promise and fail’ Governor.

Naturally, the Governor should be held responsible for the presently poor conditions the citizens are living in and the pathetic states of socio-economic infrastructures in the State. Curses, insults and abuses; he deserves them all but a critical look at the present situation has brought this question to my lips several times; Should we blame Governor Abiola Ajimobi for the afflictions he has brought to his people?

You may want to nail GAA to the cross but should we not remember the roles played by some prominent principals that gave the sitting monster an easy ride to Agodi Government House in the last election? Have we forgotten so soon that the Governor didn’t single-handedly clinch victory but for some unfortunate roles played by these people?

Who are these people? What roles did they actually play to bring in the monster?

 To be continued...