The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Rauf Olaniyan on Wednesday received 30 Oyo state indegenes who recently returned from South Africa over the Xenophobic attacks, insideoyo.com reports.
The Deputy Governor who received the returnees on behalf of the Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde assured them the commitment of the Governor to reintegrate them into the community.
This was made known In a tweet on the official twitter account of the Deputy Governor.
It reads “On behalf of H.E @seyiamakinde, I received Oyo state indigenes who recently returned from South Africa, as a result of the xenophobic attacks. I assured them of His Excellency’s commitment to to ensure that they are reintegrated into the society.
“I also reiterated that they could not have returned at a better time, as the present administration, in Oyo state is dedicated to the welfare of all her indigenes.”
He said the government will assist them saying the assistance would not be monetary, “but proper profiling of the returnees will be done to know specific areas to assist them, thereafter, they would make their proposals.”
Olaniyan said that the state government would consider those that qualified for government jobs when the state was ready to recruit workers.
He enjoined the returnees to abstain from any criminal acts, but see their return to their home state as an opportunity to excel.
Olaniyan said the current administration in the state was working hard to provide a favourable atmosphere for everyone to prosper.
The deputy governor announced a donation of a token of N30,000 to each of the 30 returnees as transport allowance back to their respective towns and villages.
Earlier, the Director of Media, Nigerian Diaspora Commission, Mr Abdul-Raman Balogun, on behalf of the Chairman of the Commission, Mrs Abike Dabiri- Erewa, commended the state government for welcoming the returnees that were indigenes of the state.
