The
NLC president had through a letter of commendation written to the
governor, congratulated him on the 7th year anniversary and 40th
anniversary of the state for transforming Ondo to a modern and one of
the leading states in the country.
However,
the APC in a statement signed by its State Publicity Secretary, Omo'ba
Abayomi Adesanya, said, "on completion of his uneventful 8 years tenure,
all indications have shown that Gov. Mimiko would be leaving the state
worse than he met it".
The
seven years is characterized with pains, anti-masses policies,
suffering boldly written on the faces of the people. According to him,
it is seven years of unemployment, forced tax, none payments of workers
salaries and total neglect of pensioners, unwarranted retrenchment,
infrastructural decay, economic depression and backwardness in our dear
sunshine state. 'I will work for you' in actual sense means 'I will deal
with you'.
"Where
is the six-lane roads Governor Mimiko promised the Akure people? Where
is the small London he promised to turn the State Capital into? Why did
he abandon all projects Dr. Olusegun Agagu's administration could not
complete? Projects like the Owena Water Dam which Agagu administration
spent billions of naira on; the Olokola Free-Trade Zone; the OK-LNG
Plant; the uncompleted Akure Township Stadium at Araromi; the Refinery
he promised during his campaign for the second term, to mention but a
few.
The Ondo APC
spokesperson said “the seven years of Governor Mimiko has brought no
tangible development into State. Almost all roads in Akoko land are in a
state of disrepair; our Local Government Areas Headquarters have become
mushrooms and reduced to mere looting centres; Ondo State Oil
Producing Area Development Commission (OSOPADEC) put in place to carter
for the needs of the Ilaje oil producing areas Communities, has nothing
to show for the several billions of Naira accruing to it for seven years
under Mimiko’s watch; The 2000 teachers Mimiko promised to employ in
year 2014 has become a mirage; Ondo State being the richest State in
the South-West after Lagos, has nothing to show for all monies accrued
to it from the Federation Account, common a kilometre of road has not
been commissioned by this government in seven years; What our dear
Governor Olusegun Mimiko is good at is buying awards all over the
places, sponsor PDP political meetings on behalf of President Goodluck
Jonathan, run propaganda on the media to misinform the public on the
true state of our dear Sunshine State.
Omo'ba
Adesanya said, "Olusegun Mimiko took over from Olusegun Agagu in 2009
with viable assets and N44billion cash. Today, it is saddened to note
that, there are liabilities in all parastatals and ministries in the
state. The debt profile has risen to over N100billion, nothing to show
for it and the over N1.2trillion allocation accrued to the state from
the Federation account for seven years.
"The
people don't need the comments of Mr. Wabba to know if Ondo State has
been transformed or not. We urge our people to disregard the praises
ushered on Gov. Mimiko by the praise singer.
"Meanwhile,
it is clearly obvious that having lost acceptability at home, the
administration of Gov. Mimiko has embarked on recruitment of foreign
praise singers in the guise of opinion moulders. This is a government in
desperate search for foreign endorsement. That was a bad hire.
"It
is more worrisome that the uninformed comment of Comrade Wabba was
made at a time workers and pensioners alike are being owed over four
months salaries and allowances.
"There
is no clearer way to show that the leadership of Nigeria Labour
Congress is insensitive to the plights and pains of workers in Ondo
State. You will recall that, Omo'ba Adesanya had accused the Labour
Union leadership in the state of compromise with the government against
the workers welfare, in a statement issued on February 17th, the
statement reads.
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