Mimiko thanks workers over support

ONDO State governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, has lauded public servants in the state for their support towards his administration’s accomplishments.

Governor Mimiko, while addressing workers during the traditional first working day prayer, held at the Governor’s Office, in Akure, on Tuesday, also commended the state workers for assisting his government to succeed.

He noted that the accomplishments of his administration in the health, education, urban renewal and youth empowerment among others could not have been achieved if the workers had turned their back to programmes and policies of the state government.

He said: “They will say Mimiko achieves this, Mimiko achieves that, but you are the engine room of actualisation of our accomplishments in the last eight years.

“If Mimiko dreams of Abiye and you civil servants want to frustrate it, you can do it but you cooperated with us. Look at the auto mart, the neighbourhood markets here and there, they were built through direct labour but you civil servants are instrumental to the success story. Our free shuttle bus scheme is being operated by civil servants without interruption.”

He solicited the workers’ support for the incoming government, urging them to keep supporting and praying for the new administration for the sustainability and promotion of the existing peace and development.

Mimiko explained that his administration and his predecessors had laid solid foundation for the incoming administration of Mr Rotimi Akeredolu who will be inaugurated on February 24.

The governor said his administration had prepared a necessary groundwork for Akeredolu to take off some projects which included the bitumen exploitation, saying “We’ve worked on bitumen, and we have taken it to the threshold of success.”

Mimiko, who also frowned on the 12.5 per cent of the Paris Club refund paid to Ondo State recently, said the state was supposed to get 25 per cent of the fund and vowed to get the balance.

Earlier in his message, Bishop Joshua Ketiku charged Nigerians to imbibe the spirit of integrity in the New Year, saying that “those who maintain integrity will be blessed by God. Those telling the truth, even when it hurts, will also be blessed by God.”

The prayer session was attended by the state deputy governor, Alhaji Abdulazeez Oluboyo and his wife, Fatimat; Secretary to the State Government, Dr Aderotimi Adelola; Chief of Staff to the governor, Dr Kola Ademujimi and the Head of Service, Mr  Toyin Akinkuotu,  among others.