The Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has told opposition parties in the state to stop talking anyhow and to be constructive and reasonable in their criticisms.
Makinde said this in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, while announcing his new decision over the Ibadan Circular Road project he earlier stopped.
Insideoyo.com recalls the Oyo state chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, accused Governor Seyi Makinde of being hypocritical in his administration’s handling of legacy projects of the immediate past government of Sen. Abiola Ajimobi.
The statement by Adisa, quoted the Governor warning political interests who are jumping into the fray of arguments on the 32-kilometre road contract to desist from playing to the gallery just in an attempt to get counted as ‘opposition voices.’
“Opposition in a democracy is meant to be constructive and reasonable and not a set of characters that defend underhand dealings and shady activities.
“A number of issues don’t look straight on the Ibadan Circular Road Project, ranging from the cost of the contract to the capacity of the consortium and eventual value for money realities.
“It is preposterous for any political party or group to jump at such a critical issue without being abreast of the facts of the matter and by merely trying to play to the card of unbridled opposition.
“Governor Seyi Makinde has, therefore, given the ENL Consortium, the go-ahead to complete the project by May 2020 as specified in the contractual agreement it signed with Oyo State Government”
