Alao Akala: ''The return of governance of human face is imminent in Oyo State'' -Barrister Kayode Ajulo

Gov. Adebayo Alao Akala,  Governorship Candidate, Oyo State

Given the  political scheme and malignation that were weaved up all around the name Governor Alao Akala prior to 2011 gubernatorial election in Oyo State, political observers would be mouth-agaped to see how the majority of the  people of Oyo State, just over a four year stint are presently yearning and clamouring for the return of the political enigma. The return of governance of human face is imminent in Oyo State.

 ''Labour Party Government will restore the hope of the downtrodden in Oyo State. Otunba Alao Akala is coming with governance with human face. We are ready to give government to your doorstep''. Barrister Sharafadeen Alli,  the running mate to Governor Adebayo Akala stated this while speaking at the University of Ibadan Political Debate held on Saturday (23rd Jan. 2015)

 The issues of  reflecting human face ideology in politics and governance have been ex-xrayed also by the Labour Party National Secretary, Barrister Kayode Ajulo who explained recently how the people prefer to vote for Governor Akala to any other gubernatorial candidates in Oyo State. Barrister Ajulo stated thus :

“When we take the case of Akala, for instance, it will be recalled that during his tenure as Governor of Oyo State, he carried along the workers in the various unions, including the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Teachers, Market Women, Civil Societies, etc. While other governors in states controlled by supposedly progressive and pro-people party placed embargo on employment and were not ready to implement minimum wage, Akala employed more workers and did not denigrate the position of the working class.

Barrister Kayode Ajulo, National Sec., Labour Party (Nigeria)

“Equally important is the fact that Akala did not just get the Labour ticket in Oyo State on a platter of gold or for the asking. It was not also a matter giving the ticket to the highest bidder. Akala worked his way rigorously and painstakingly up the ladder. He was endorsed by all those who matter in the party after a thorough check on his renewed commitment to the cause of the common man. He indeed had the support of other aspirants who acknowledged his worth and surrendered everything to him.

Barrister Ajulo further said that it is not surprising that politicians leaving other parties are coming to Labour party. It is a party with potentials. “As we have always maintained in the past, our party is the natural constituency of many grassroots politicians and they have merely strayed to those other larger, winning parties, which can use all sorts of gimmicks to entice them. It is therefore only natural for them to want to come back home when reality dawns on them.''

In Lagos, at the City People's event tagged 'An Evening With  Kayode Ajulo' , the party chieftain while speaking on what the Labour Party has to offer maintained that ''Our party, the Labour Party, believes that the attitude to minimum wage is a non-negotiable index for determining whether or not we will support a candidate. Those who have in the past made frantic efforts to remove the minimum wage from the exclusive legislative list deserve no vote from the working class.

Finally, it is our firm belief in the Labour Party that it is only the people that have the final say. The Nigerian electorate needs to be resolute in their determination to decide their destiny. Such expression of determination begins with how they cast their vote.''
 
''Chief Obafemi Oyeniyi Jeremiah Awolowo, GCFR was a unionists and pan labour leader''. Ajulo stated. According to Barrister Ajulo, ''Akala is a grassroots politician, was a civil servant, and then became Chairman of a Local government, Deputy Governor and Governor, he has seen it all and he can with politicians of sound pedigree.''

Gbenga Olayemi Esq, Chairman Oyo State Labour Party

 In the same vein, the Oyo State Labour Party Chairman, Comrade Gbenga Olayemi expressed that Governor Akala and all other candidates uder the platform of Labour are well immersed in the doctrine of Labour Party ideology.

  Highlighted below are some achievements of  the Labour Party candidate in the February 2015 election, Christopher Adebayo Alao Akala during his reign as Oyo State Governor.

THESE ARE A FEW OF MANY REASONS WHY THE PEOPLE OF OYO STATE NEED TO VOTE  Otunba Dr Christopher Adebayo Alao Akala .

-RENOVATION OF MAPO HALL.

-CONSTRUCTION, RE-CONSTRUCTION AND REHABITATION OF OVER 800 KILOMETERS OF ROADS SPREAD ACROSS THE GEOPOLITICAL ZONES OF THE STATE.

-CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF ROAD PRPJECTS IN IBADAN. 

-CONSTRUCTION , REHABILITATION AND COMMISSION OF SEVERAL ROAD PROJECTS IN OGBOMOSO ZONE.

-MASS CONSTUCTION AND COMMISSION OF ROADS IN OKE OGUN AREA OF THE STATE.

-COMPLETION AND  REHABILITATION OF ROADS IN IBARAPA AND OYO ZONES.

-PROMPT REPAIR OF INTRA CITY ROAD THROUGH DIRECT LABOUR.

-HEALTH FACILITIES WERE COMMISSIONED IN VARIOUS PART OF THE STATE.

-RENOVATION OF ADEOYO HOSPITAL AND UPGRADING OF HEALTH FACILITIES IN MAJOR GOVERNMENT HOSPITALS.

-AWARD OF STATE OF THE ART HOSPITAL FACILITIES FOR LAUTECH TEACHING HOSPITAL, OGBOMOSHO.

-MASSIVE CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS AT THE LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY.

-ACEESS TO QUALITY HEALTH THROUGH DRUGS PROVISION AND QUALIFIED HEALTH PERSONNEL.

-RESUSCITATION AND RENOVATION OF FARM SETTLEMENT SCHEME.

-PROCUREMENTS OF NEW TRACTORS FOR FARMERS TO ENCOURAGE MECHANIZED FARMING.

-PROVISION OF FERTILIZERS, AND OTHER FARM INPUTS AND CREDIT FACILITIES FOR FARMERS IN OYO STATE.

-CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF SECONDARY SCHOOLS ACROSS THE 33 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS.

-THE STATE BASIC EDUCATION BOARD CONSTRUCTED WITHIN 2 YEARS OVER 1000 CLASSROOMS.

- PAYMENTS FOR WAEC AND NECO EXAMINATION FEES OF S.S.S 3 AND J.S.S3 STUDENTS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE.

-IMPROVEMENT OF FACILITIES AT THE POLYTECHNIC IBADAN AND ITS OTHER CAMPUSES.

-AWARD AND COMPLETION OF FACILITIES AT THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE PADE, WITH FULL BOARDING FACILITIES.

-THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ADOPTED OYO SUBEB’S ACTION PLAN AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING AS TEMPLATE FOR OTHER STATES OF THE FEDERATION.

-THE STATE SCHOLARSHIP BOARD WAS REVIVED WITH THE APPROVAL OF N800 MILLION IN 2009 BY THE ADMINISTRATION.

-RECRUITMENT OF OVER 1000 TEACHERS AND TRAINNING AND RETRAINNING OF 34000 TEACHING WORKFORCE.

-PAYMENTS OF BURSARY AWARDS TO INDIGENES OF OYO STATE IN SELECTED FIELD OF STUDY.

-ESTABLISHMENT OF OYO STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AT  IGBO-ORA , THE FIRST STATE OWNED IN SOUTH WEST.

-FEDERAL GOVERNMENTS GOOD PERFORMANCE AWARD TO OYO SUBEB.

-PURCHASE OF 55 NEW LUXURY BUSES TO BOOST THE STATE OWNED TRANSPORT COMPANY.

-DONATION OF OVER 40 BRAND NEW TOYOTA HILUX VEHICLES AND SEVERAL ARMORED PERSONNEL VEHICLES TO THE STATE POLICE COMMAND AND 79.96 HECTARES OF LAND FOR POLICE HOUSING SCHEME.

-RENOVATION OF ASEJIRE AND ELEYELE WATER WORKS AND OTHER WATER SCHEMES, SO AS TO CLEAN PORTABLE WATER TO CITIZENRY.

-COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION  OF ADAMASINGBA SPORTS COMPLEX.

-PURCHASE OF LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND WATER TREATMENT CHEMICALS.

-PROVISION OF BORE HOLE DRILLING MACHINES FOR ALL THE 33 LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS.

-PURCHASE OF OVER 1000 BRAND NEW CARS, FOR OYO STATE TAXI CAB SCHEMES.

-PROMOTION OF TOURISM IN THE STATE THROUGH FACELIFT TO EXISTING   NFRASTRUCTURE AND DISCOVERY OF NEW ONES.

-PURCHASE OF SIX NEW FIRE FIGHTING TRUCKS TO COMBAT INCIDENTS OF FIRE7 DISASTER AND OTHER ACCIDENTS.

-TOTAL OVERHAUL OF THE FIRE SERVICE AND TRAINNING OF FIRE SERVICR PERSONNEL TO RAPIDLY RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES.

-PROMPT DISPOSAL OF REFUSE AND CLEANING OF THE MAJOR CITIES IN THE STATE.

-PROVISION OF DIGITAL EQUIPMENTS FOR BCOS AND THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW FM RADIO STATIONS IN OKE OGUN AND AJILETE.

-PERIODIC LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL TRAINNING FOR CIVIL SERVANTS.

PRESENTATION OF OVER 100 BRAND NEW CARS TO SENIOR CIVIL SERVANTS.

-PAYMENTS OF CIVIL SERVANTS AND TEACHERS SALARIES AS WELL AS RETIREES AS AT WHEN DUE.

-DISTRIBUTION OF RELIEF MATERIALS TO VICTIM DISASTERS.

-CONSTRUCTION OF OFFICE COMPLEX ,HOSTELS, CHAPEL AND MULTI PURPOSE HALL FOR BOTH CHRISTIAN AND MUSLIM PILGRIM WELFARE BOARDS.

-PROCUREMENT OF FLEET OF VEHICLES FOR JUDGES AND MAGISTRATES IN THE STATE JUDICIARY AND THE CONSTRUCTION OF ONE OF THE BEST HIGH COURTS IN THE COUNTRY.

-CONSTRUCTION OF ULTRA MODERN OFFICE COMPLEX FOR THE HEAD OF SERVICE AND SOME DISTRICT OFFICES.

-CONSTRUCTION, COMPLETION AND COMMISSIONING OF THE ANNEX FOR THE OYO STATE HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY.

-REHABILITATION OF ANCIENTS ATIBA HALL IN OYO.

-CONSTRUCTION OF OFIKI RIVER BRIDGE IN IDERE DESIGNED FOR CONSTRUCTION SINCE 1948.

A Labour  Party chieftain, and grassroot politician, Oloye Ismaila Ashipa while canvassing for votes and support for Governor Akala expressed that ''Thank God we are living witnesses to all these performances by Governor Adebayo Alao Akala. The experiences that our people are going through have been  measured in terms of how close the government are to to them''.  

'AKALA IS A TRUE AND SELFLESS LEADER AND FOR THIS IS  AMONG THE REASONS WHY THE PEOPLE OF OYO STATE ARE YEARNING FOR HIS RETURN. VOTE OTUNBA Dr. CHRISTOPHER ALAO AKALA AS GOVERNOR OF OYO STATE''. Ashipa maintained.

By Lashley Oladigbolu

Additional input by Akintayo Olamilekan Festus