He noted that allowing the state to return back to its days of violence, crime and criminalities will be the greatest betrayal of trust on the part of the government to the people.

Engr. Laosun gave the warning while reacting to the reported violent and leadership clashes that led to the proscription of the activities of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in the state, during a press conference which held at his Gate of Praise Foundation Office, Jericho, Ibadan, the Oyo state capital.

The AAC guber nominee  lauded the immediate past administration of  Governor Abiola Ajimobi for improving the security architecture to a certain level, noting that much still needs to be done for the people to be able to sleep with their two eyes closed.

The Gate of Praise Foundation founder charged the new administration to ensure that all its campaign promises move from the realms of mere talks to reality, stressing  that the charge became imperative as a stakeholder desirous of a better Oyo state.

“We dare say that, allowing the state to slip back into the years of wanton killings, brigandage, destructions of property, violence, crimes and criminalities will be the greatest betrayal of trust on the part of the government to the people.

“We hereby call on the newly inaugurated administration to do all within its powers to ensure that all loopholes are blocked in ensuring that the people of the state can sleep with their two eyes closed. It should go beyond political promises. Despite the boasting and efforts of the immediate past administration, many lives and properties were lost in ‘unnecessary and unimaginable’ situations.

“The huge security votes for the State must be judiciously spent on securing the state and its people, which remains the original purpose and not servicing the political machinery of the government”, he added.

The governorship candidate, who was flanked by members of his AOL Support Group Organisation assures the people that he as well as his party will not play politics of mudslinging, bitterness, witch hunting, acrimony and unhealthy rival but will be ready to provide support to the government, in any area, such might be needed in the interest of the people, adding that such support will only be granted on the readiness and the political will of the governor to remain focus on fulfilling his campaign promises.

“For us in Akinwale Omololu Laosun (AOL) Support Group Organisation, politics of mudslinging, bitterness, witch hunting, acrimony and unhealthy rival is a taboo and we will never be part of it.

“Let me use this medium to announce to the newly sworn-in PDP government that I and my party will not fail to live up to our role as an opposition party in the state. This, we will do to check and checkmate the government regularly in the areas of her policies, actions, inactions, attitude and efforts in the interest of the people for better service delivery and more importantly, as a stakeholder desirous of a better Oyo State”, he said

Speaking on the issue of payment of the new minimum wage, Laosun said, “We charge the PDP government of Engr Seyi Makinde to explore the many untapped avenues to financially re-engineer the state so as to ensure that Oyo State does not lag behind in the payment of the N30,000 minimum wage.

“Beyond payment of salaries (we know it is not a favour or any form of kindness or a benefit to the workers), others ways the lives of the Oyo state workers can be improved are obvious for all to see. We hope the new Governor will deploy his acclaimed years of experience in running the private sector to use in this wise.

“Please note that we will not fail to lend our voice to issue(s) should the government fail to keep its promises to the workers, or introduce policies that might not be in the overall interest of the people and the state as a whole. Salary arrears and backlogs of payment to tertiary institution workers, Local Government workers, pensioners and retirees amongst others must get the immediate attention of the new government so that a new lease of life can blow across the state.”

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Laosun also commiserated with the umbrella body of retired teachers in primary schools as well as local government workers retirees on the loss of their members who had died in the struggle to ensure they get their entitlements from government while alive.

While wondering the rationale behind the payment of the money by the APC led government few days to the governorship and house of assembly elections, Laosun noted that the pressures, pleas and persuasions of the senior citizens had over the years fell on the deaf ears of the present administration, alleging that  it is the true nature of the APC led government to punish and traumatize those who had labored and served the state since their youthful days.

He urged the people not to fall for the antics of the government who suddenly turned ‘good’ just to deceive the people to forcibly retain power in the coming election, adding that the people are indeed wiser and know better.

According to the AAC chieftain, Laosun, who spoke through his Akinwale Omololu Laosun Campaign Organisation (AOL), prompt payment of salaries, pension and gratuity is core to his vision goal for Oyo State workers having noticed that all political administration that had ruled the state since the present political dispensation shares in common, tactics and schemes aimed at pauperising and tormenting people, just for them to retain power.

“Payment of gratuity, pensions and such other workers entitlements happens to be one of the promises we have made to the retired primary school teachers and other workers generally. As much as it is a welcome development, I wonder why it took the government, ALGON and the committee so long to come to this decision.

“Is this a ploy by the current government to lure and cajole the retirees and pensioners who have been depressed and oppressed by the current administration in voting for them come Saturday, March 9?

“All together, my stand remains that when I am voted in as the next Executive Governor of Oyo State, I will make sure that no worker is owed any salary and that all gratuities and pensioners arrears are cleared within the first year of office.

“Finally, we have had sixteen years of PDP and APC government in our state that have maltreated those who have served the State with their strength and unfortunately have been oppressed by the same government they served when they in turn need to be supported.

“This is an opportunity to decide how we want to spend the next 4 years of our lives, and it is certainly obvious that the two parties who have administered the state resources over the last sixteen years have failed the workers and the residents of the State.

“My advice to all registered voters this Saturday, March 9, 2019 is to vote a new party into government and I will conclude that AAC is the choice of the masses”, he said.

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