The Honourable member representing Ibadan North constituency 2, Hon. Adebayo Babajide has raised a motion on need to Upgrade, tackle incessant gridlock and to beef up security around business centres across Oyo State.
Adebayo raised this motion during the legislative plenary in Ibadan on Thursday, stating his utmost concern over the infrastructural facilities which include provision of good road network, health facilities, fire station,toilet facilities, adequate lightings namely security and streetlights standard shops,adequate car parks and shopping malls.
According to Hon Babajide , the internally generated revenue of Oyo State will increase if facilities and infrastructure at all the markets are upgraded.
“I particularly want the Oyo State Government to rehabilitate and provide security at a three storey building popularly called “Ile gogoro” inside Bodija market as there was a reported case of a trader who was murdered by yet to be identified criminals in the building.
Security will be further enhanced at Bodija market and other such Business centers across the State if Oyo State Government could extend its ‘Light up Oyo Project’ to them as the Markets are usually in total darkness in the Night” Hon Babajide stressed.
The House after series of deliberations directed its Committees on Commerce and Industry as well as that of Environment to meet with the leadership of all the Markets in Oyo State to enable them brief the House on the state of their markets vis a vis infrastructure and security.
