Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Wednesday, hit at to his critics, accusing his government of poor performance in nearly four years in the saddle.
Many politicians especially members of the opposition parties have accused Abiodun of non-performance and vowed to send him packing next year.
“They (critics) said Dapo has not done anything. But I tell them: ‘Haha! Is it that you’re deaf or you are blind (to see my achievements)?” Abiodun said in Yoruba.
He spoke shortly after he was endorsed for a second term by the Egba Traditional Council led by Alake and paramount ruler of Egbaland, Oba Adedotun Gbadebo.
Visibly basking in the euphoria of the endorsement, Abiodun threw tantrums at his opponents and equally reeled out his achievements and appointments he made most especially as it affected Ogun Central.
He named more than ten key appointments ceded to the Ogun Central including commissioners, Special Advisers, the Chairman of the State Internal Revenue Service, Chairman of SUBEB among others.
The governor said he deliberately named the beneficiaries in the presence of the Egba monarchs to show them that his government has been “fair and equitable” in the appointments.
While enumerating some of the projects executed in the Ogun Central Senatorial District, the governor said plans were on to finalize the concession, operate and transfer of the supposed 250 bed hospital to an international hospital management company that would complete and manage it.
” The hospital is a world class health care facility of excellence that will attract health tourism from all over the southwest and Nigeria.
We are working assiduously on the establishment of the Kajola Dry Port and Wasimi Export and Logistics Hub which will decongest Lagos port, thereby making it more efficient and further create an enabling environment for industries and manufacturers in Ogun.
“We will soon begin the urban regeneration of Ibara GRA and in Mowe-Ofada. We are completing or have completed all inherited projects that are of economic importance to our people in line with our promises”, the governor noted.
He described traditional rulers as the link between the Divine Being and the world; custodian of African culture who have assisted in maintaining peace in their various communities.
“I commend our Royal Fathers from the Egba Traditional Council who have continued to keep the flag flying for the progress and development of Egbaland and by extension, Ogun State. This endorsement of our candidature for another term of four years is another appreciation of our untiring efforts in developing all sectors of our State economy across the three senatorial districts of our state”, he pointed out.
Abiodun added that the endorsement is another affirmation of the progress the state has recorded in the last three and half years, emphasizing that the success story of his administration could not be documented without the support received from the people of Egbaland.
While saying that the endorsement would motivate him to do more, he pleaded with the people to play politics without bitterness, as politics is not a do-or-die affair.
