The Oyo state Governor Abiola Ajimobi has disclosed that the first set of new markets to be constructed by his administration across the Ibadan metropolis would be ready within the next three months.

The governor, who made the disclosure while receiving the Chairman of Wemabod Estates Limited, Dr. Ismail Adebayo Adewusi and other board members who were on a courtesy visit to his office said that the second phase would commence immediately after the completion of the first phase.

The move by the Ajimobi administration is to fullfill the governor’s promise to relocate displaced traders occupying illegal structures across the Ibadan metropolis, as he took a tour of the town to identify with the displaced traders and assure them that more befitting and safer shops would be given to them soon.

Within the Oyo state capital all illegal shops, kiosks and shanties are being demolished to give way for a planned and aesthetically befitting outlook, against the cries of discomfort and frustrations by the traders but Gov. Ajimobi led accompanied by all members of the executive during the tour empathise with the traders and give them hope of continued livelihood.
He promised that every displaced trader would be given new shops at the neighbourhood market nearby within the next few months.

Gov. Ajimobi disclosed that the neighbourhood markets will be located at both sides of the old toll gate at the Ibadan end of Lagos-Ibadan Express Road; Temidire Market, New Ife Road; Scout Camp, Challenge; Samonda, adjacent to Oyo State Trade Fair Complex and Oke-Bola Area. He added that additional stalls would be fixed at Ibadan South West Local Government Area as well as rehabilitation of the popular Adamasingba Shopping Complex.

In a related development, the board of Wemabod Estates led by its chairman Dr. Ismael Adewusi promised to provide at least 500 low cost housing units to the people of Oyo state. Gov.Ajimobi lauded the initiative and charged Wemabod Estates to join in the construction of the markets on public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement across the entire state.

Ajimobi said the Oyo state government is willing and ready to partner with Wemabod Estates owned by the O’dua conglomerate in the planned construction of new motor parks and development of New GRA at Idi-Ishin area of Ibadan and the restructuring of the existing GRAs to accommodate more houses of different categories.

Meanwhile, the Rivers state governor and chairman Governor’s forum, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, commended the Oyo state governor for bringing further development to the state and changing the face of the state capital, Ibadan to a clean and comfortable place for the people.

Governor Amaechi stated this during a courtesy visit to Senator Abiola Ajimobi at the Governor’s office, shortly after commiserating with the families of late Justice Kayode Esho at his Ikolaba, Ibadan residence.

The rivers state governor said that contrary to widespread belief that Ibadan was extremely dirty without exception, he was actually impressed with what was on ground in the ancient city in terms of aesthetics and development.

He said further that he is hoping that the economy of the state would be repositioned through the transformation agenda of Governor Ajimobi.

Speaking on the position of the Governors’ Forum on the on-going constitution review, governor Amaechi said the forum believes that the practice of true federalism is germain to the development and political stability in Nigeria.

While reacting to the issue of the creation of state police, governor Amaechi said discussion is on-going with other members on the necessity of state police in reducing the rate of crimes in Nigeria, stating that the impression given by a section of the media that there was disagreement among the governors was not a true representation of the meeting held in Abuja on Tuesday.

Reacting, Governor Ajimobi described Amaechi as a man with special ability to manage human beings, as attested to in his handling of the governors in Nigeria, stating that Amaechi had encouraged public office holders to be honest and courageous, even as politicians.

While commending Amaechi for the development he had brought to Rivers State, Ajimobi expressed the willingness to take a cue from the developmental programmes of Rivers, stating that he was willing to benchmark on the best practises that had made Rivers state a model state in infrastructural development.

http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/11/30/ajimobi-assures-displaced-traders-of-allocation-as-gov-amaechi-commends-oyo-development/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

Any surprise why the state is the 4th most productive state in Nigeria in terms of GDP after Lagos, Rivers and Delta (which are understandable because of the oyel) with several industries all over the state?

And it's amazing how some people will come here and say it is the dirtiest city in the world. Except Amaechi had blinders over his head while he drove around the city

^^
With the way the present government in that state is making meaningful changes, their productivity is definitely going to witness drastic increment.
I'll still rate oyo as a more productive state. The three state topping the chart have better chances of leader her.

Lagos has the port to keep her economy high, with the fact that it's the former capital and other surrounding conditions

Both Rivers and Delta are blessed with abundant resources that has been their support economically.

Oyo on her, without mineral or special federal consideration has been able to come out in an outstanding way economically(4th), even when the state wasn't as organized as it is now.
With Ajumobis innovative mind, oyo is going to shine.

...The rivers state governor said that contrary to widespread belief that Ibadan was extremely dirty without exception, he was actually impressed with what was on ground in the ancient city in terms of aesthetics and development...

Paul John: ^^
With the way the present government in that state is making meaningful changes, their productivity is definitely going to witness drastic increment.
I'll still rate oyo as a more productive state. The three state topping the chart have better chances of leader her.

Lagos has the port to keep her economy high, with the fact that it's the former capital and other surrounding conditions

Both Rivers and Delta are blessed with abundant resources that has been their support economically.

Oyo on her, without mineral or special federal consideration has been able to come out in an outstanding way economically(4th), even when the state wasn't as organized as it is now.
With Ajumobis innovative mind, oyo is going to shine.

Not sure i could have put this better. Ekiti's Fayemi and Ogun's Amosun are also doing great

geez*:
Any surprise why the state is the 4th most productive state in Nigeria in terms of GDP after Lagos, Rivers and Delta (which are understandable because of the oyel) with several industries all over the state?

And it's amazing how some people will come here and say it is the dirtiest city in the world. Except Amaechi had blinders over his head while he drove around the city

Even though i don't know what's on ground in Ibadan presently because i've not been there for some time, you shouldn't take the words of politicians seriously. Amaechi would have said the same thing about Aba or any other city if he visited those places.

afam4eva:
Even though i don't know what's on ground in Ibadan presently because i've not been there for some time, you shouldn't take the words of politicians seriously. Amaechi would have said the same thing about Aba or any other city if he visited those places.

I know Amaechi personally and he rarely says things he doesn't mean. He could easily have said something else and not this and still mean it. Besides they belong to different parties

Hopefully he will also address the Almajiri situation in the state if there is money left over after their wives returned from training in London
Or provide free condoms and teach the men how to use it and the women to close their legs so as not to bring children they cannot care for





By NewsAdmin on May 15, 2012

For some time now, many indigenes of Ibadan have become worried by what many have termed to be a time bomb ticking away by the day and getting set to explode in the near future. The sight of school age children between the ages of 8 and 11 roaming the streets when they should be in schools where they would be prepared ahead for challenges that would come their ways later in life has caused many residents of the Oyo State capital a lot of worry.

Street Journal’s investigations showed that these children sleep in street corners, under sheds and sometimes in kiosks in the Mokola-Sabo axis. At times, they capitalise on loopholes to sleep in front of shops and at a point in time, they had to be driven away from the Recreation Club where a number of them had sneaked in and were almost making the place a home.

Incidentally, the children are all boys and they make a living for themselves by doing odd jobs just like the almajiris in the North. These boys have strategically divided themselves into groups. A group operates from Mokola Roundabout while another one operates from the junction leading to the Cultural Centre from Elizabeth Road.

Most times, they capitalize on the functioning of the traffic lights or wait for a traffic jam before swinging into operation. They wipe car windscreens for no definite price. The small boys arm themselves with a bottle of dissolved detergent which they spray on the windscreen and subsequently use their other implement to wipe it off. Telling them not to touch your car does not in any way affect their hope of getting money from you as they simply come to your window side and ask in Yoruba, “e joo e fun wa l’ówo ka fi jeun” (please give us money so that we can have some food to eat).

Investigations have shown that none of the boys goes to school. Attempts to communicate with them in English language failed as they were just looking, unable to respond to any of the questions asked. Some of them disclosed that their parents were not able to send them to school as they had no money to do so. Some others said they resorted to fending for themselves as their parents were not willing to cater for them.

Apart from cleaning windshields and begging for alms, some of them fish in the “Dandaruu” pond in Mokola and sell the day’s catch by the roadside. The unsold are apparently consumed when they retire to their dens. The boys are on the road for the better part of the day and they eat only for fuel, caring less about nutritional value. They feed on poff poff, buns and when the market is good, they buy soft drinks, on normal days, pure water is okay.

While it is obvious that the kids took to the streets because their parents do not care, they don’t seem to feature in the plans of the state government either. These abandoned street kids operate on roads that are frequented by government officials, yet nothing has been done to either take them off the roads, compel them to go to school or learn trades that can make them stand at par with their mates in the future.

In the Second Republic, the Government of Oyo State made education free. Some of the children that benefitted from the scheme when Chief Bola Ige was the Governor of Oyo State now occupy top positions thus making the state the better for it. Quite unfortunately, the story has not remained the same as successive administrations in the state have changed focus as there is less focus on child development. Gone are those days when school age children found on the roadsides were apprehended and their parents questioned.

These days, government policies are not what they used to be, the efficiency of the Government is no longer felt in all sectors as it used to be the case in the past. Where good policies are formulated, lip service is paid to the implementation of such policies. The present Government is harping on an empowerment scheme for the youths; meanwhile children who will eventually become youths in the near future are neglected.

Such children could end up security risks in a time to come. Most people have already opined that it might not augur well for the society if those street children around Mokola are left unchecked and allowed to grow up together in that state. Some observers noted that already the children are building themselves up into a clan and if care is not taken, they might embrace a life of crime. The capital city of Oyo State is already feeling their impact as investigations have revealed that some of the older ones among them have grown and no longer stay on the roadside to beg. They have since gone into other forms of business including okada (commercial motorcycling), luggage carrying in markets and stealing.

Not a few people have been dispossessed of their belongings including bags, phones and money by motorcyclists in Ibadan. While some take advantage of the solitude and quietness of some areas to rob their passengers, some others simply snatch bags from their bikes and move on.

With time too, they could become willing tools in the hands of politicians and who knows, in these days of suicide bombings, they could easily be lured by perpetrators of terrorist activities.

http://thestreetjournal.org/2012/05/abandoned-children-the-time-bomb-ticking-away-in-ibadan/

geez*:


I know Amaechi personally and he rarely says things he doesn't mean. He could easily have said something else and not this and still mean it. Besides they belong to different parties

Not considering Amaechis words still doesn't dispute the fact that Oyo is improving well in all ramification. People's testimony is enough to justify the changes in the state.

Yes o, Rotimi is correct. Oyo state is taking new look.

Ajimobi was the ACN governor I was most critical of but I think I judged him hastily. The man now seems to be moving Oyo in the right directions. The slow start may be due to his dedication to meticulous planning. We urge him to keep up the pace. Oyo deserves to be a rejuvenated and great State.

Gbawe: Ajimobi was the ACN governor I was most critical of but I think I judged him hastily. The man now seems to be moving Oyo in the right directions. The slow start may be due to his dedication to meticulous planning. We urge him to keep up the pace. Oyo deserves to be a rejuvenated and great State.

Lmao ...Abeg no make me laugh. Have you ever been critical of any ACN governor? That's a very strong word.