APC has destroyed Nigeria, says Bauchi gov

Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, on Thursday, knocked the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government for wholesome destruction of the affairs of the nation.

According to Mohammed, the destruction of the nation is evident in insecurity, pervasive poverty, division along the lines of ethnicity and religion, distraught and disillusioned Nigerians.

Mohammed made these remarks during the inauguration of the 5.25kilometres Gedu-Oroki-Sabo-Ashipa road, Oyo, Oyo State.

He added that several Nigerians also suffered exclusion while tribalism, sectionalism, regionalism, religious bigotry and selfishness among the leadership reigned supreme in the country.

“You have seen what the APC has done, they have destroyed everywhere. There is no security anywhere; Nigeria has become the poverty capital of the world. Our people are divided because of sentiments, because of exclusion. People are distraught and disillusioned,” Mohammed said.

As compared to the APC, Mohammed said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) now boasted of new leaders who are “putting aside tribalism, sectionalism, regionalism and religious bigotry to bring people to the fore who can conquer the environment; who know what they are doing; who are not hungry for money; who are not coming to take your resources and Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) and put it in their pockets; who are ready to open new frontiers; develop new synergies; deepen stakeholding.

Mohammed said Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State typified excellence in leadership, has become a reference point for governors which the PDP is proud of.

He added that Makinde had shown that he came into governance with a plan and had continued to use available resources to improve the quality of life of the people.

Mohammed said: “I couldn’t wait to come to Oyo because we are hearing and seeing what the governor is doing. In terms of our peer review, your governor is a reference point.

“He is using little resources to do so much; using a fine procurement process that will deliver infrastructure with timelines and with local contractors.

“Governor Makinde, we are proud of you for what you are doing and I know the people of Oyo know what they are getting from you in terms of value for money, in terms of touching their lives not only in Ibadan but in all the nooks and crannies of the state.

“I want to say this accomplished technocrat, this engineer that has come and hit the polity with a bang, that has defied all odds to emerge as an emerging leader and I know the people of Oyo will not let him down.”

“By the grace of God, you have lent us one of the best of yours, that is Governor Seyi Makinde in the Peoples Democracy (PDP).

“Today in the South West, he is the face of development we are saying. He is the face of leadership we are seeing. He is doing his best in all the states of the South West. He has become a mesmerising leader.”

In his remarks, Governor Seyi Makinde said the 5.25km Gedu-Oroki-Sabo-Asipa Road is part of over 550 kilometres of roads, both completed and ongoing, by his administration.

He cautioned against notions that the state was celebrating 5.2kilometres of road, saying the road is crucial as it links Oyo West and Atiba Local Government Areas as well as connects Oyo-Iseyin, Ogbomoso-Iseyin roads.

While noting that his administration had done a lot of work around the Oke-Ogun-Oyo-Ibadan axis, he assured that his administration is also working on the inter-connectivity of Ibarapa and Ogbomoso geopolitical zones of the state.

For the Ibarapa zone, he said the state had re-awarded the reconstruction of 58kilometres Omi Adio-Ido-Eruwa Road, approved the limited rehabilitation of the Igboora-Igangan-Iganna Road, reconstruction of the Isaba-Ogundoyin Road, Eruwa.

For the Ogbomoso zone, he said the Iseyin-Fapote-Ogbomoso will link Oke-Ogun Road while the Moniya-Ijaiye-Iseyin road also linked the two zones.

Makinde said: “In the next two months, we would have clocked three years that we have been serving our state and at that time we would present our scorecards of what we have done. The good thing though is that our scorecard is not hidden. In road construction alone, we have over 550kms of roads, both completed and ongoing.

“We have successfully laid the proper foundation for engineering a modern Oyo State. As we have said repeatedly, we believed that anywhere that roads go, development follows and so, when we promised that we would move the good people of Oyo state from poverty to prosperity, we knew that a lot of our plans will be hinged on creating a viable road network through rehabilitations, reconstruction and constructions.

“They may be saying this government is only completing the projects of some people, for us, wherever we see work we need to complete, we will complete it because it is not about starting but completion.”

Makinde added that the attention given to road rehabilitation, reconstruction and construction had led to more businesses opening up in Oyo State, translating to an increase in the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).

In two years, he said his administration had raised the state’s IGR by N15 billion in two years.

Personalities who graced the road inauguration included the Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin; Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi; Olugbon of Orile-Igbon, Oba Francis Alao; Onifiditi of Fiditi, Oba Oyelere Sakirudeen; Chairman, Oyo Metropolitan Development Association, Archbishop Ayo Ladigbolu; members of the executive councils of Oyo and Bauchi states; members of the Oyo State House of Assembly.

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