A member of the Oyo State Advisory Council, Chief Bolaji Ayorinde (SAN), has pleaded with workers’ unions in Oyo State to give full support and assistance to the state government towards achieving desirable results.
Ayorinde, who was the 2019 Oyo state gubernatorial candidate under SDP, said on Monday that Governor Seyi Makinde meant well for the people of Oyo state. He added that the ongoing state Public/Civil service restructuring was aimed at evolving a more efficient system of public service delivery to the citizenry.
According to him, the ongoing certificate verification exercise, which covered every nook and cranny of the public service in the state, is not meant to witch-hunt anybody but to sanitize the system and restore the state to its lost glory.
Ayorinde, who is the Agba Ofin of Ibadan land, appealed for mutual understanding between the unions and the government, especially during this period of recession, which has brought a lot of challenges to both the state and the country.
He urged the workers to always embrace dialogue and get facts and figures before engaging the government in any negotiation to meet their demands.
Ayorinde recalled that Governor Seyi Makinde had during a state broadcast rolled out palliative measures to alleviate the effects of the removal of fuel subsidy and the resultant economic effect on the people of Oyo state.
In the broadcast, the governor said the state government’s plans had always been to roll out sustainable actions in keeping with the promise of sustainable development under Omituntun 2.0.
Governor Makinde said after wide consultation, “We have arrived at decisions that we believe will be of the most benefit to the good people of Oyo state. In reaching these decisions, we considered the importance of using these economic packages to stimulate our economy and bring about sustainable development.
“Oyo state government has resolved to take the following actions tagged Sustainable Actions for Economic Recovery (SAfER). Our SAfER package will ensure a softer landing for the poorest of the poor and the most vulnerable. It will also address the need for food security through direct intervention to our farmers.
“Additionally, we shall be making provisions that will ease the transportation pains of our civil servants and other residents of Oyo state. Let me now share details of our SAfER package.
“Following the pattern of our actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, we are updating our social register to include 200,000 of the poorest of the poor. These will be provided with immediate food relief packages. As usual, we will ensure transparency in the registration process so that only those who qualify will get this immediate relief. We will be providing health insurance for 100,000 of our most vulnerable citizens.
“Will be paying their one-year health insurance premium under the Oyo State Health Insurance Agency (OYSHIA) scheme so that they can have access to quality healthcare without paying out of pocket.
“The Omituntun Bus service will be extended to cover inter-city routes from Ibadan to all other zones of Oyo state. Details of their routes will be released in the coming weeks. So, we will have the buses going from Ibadan to Ibarapa, Ibadan to Ogbomoso, Ibadan to Oke-Ogun, and Ibadan to Oyo,” he said.
Governor Makinde added that “the fares will be kept at low rates, while our senior citizens and students will board the buses at half price. Our farmers have not been left out. To ensure food security, we will be distributing additional inputs to 10,000 farmers.”
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