IBADAN — GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State yesterday admitted that the state was a difficult one to govern.
He said it is the state that harbours “largest party of lies” and a place where you help one person and the remaining nine are offended.
He said this at the inter-religious prayer session held to usher in Year 2013 at the Governor’s Office Car Park, Secretariat, Ibadan.
“It is difficult for someone torule this state. It is in Oyo State that you have the largest party of lies. No matter how good you are, you will have enemies and friends”, the governor explained.He added that as nobody is perfect, his government has its own faults but all of themare done in good faith.
The prayer which was well attended by politicians, civil servants, and many other notable people in the state also served as beacon of hope for workers as the governor said many times that it would be a “pay backyear” for the workers.
He commended them for absorbing all the challenges, pressures and “tsunami of change” that his administration introduced to make them better.
Ajimobi said: “For you to have been able to withstandthe pressure that we have brought to bear on you; for you to have survived our shocking treatment and the pyramid of checks and balances, rest assured that this year is your year of reward.
“We have demanded a lot from you and you have given us; and for those of you who have survived the tsunami of change which wasaimed at instilling discipline in the system and making the civil service service-oriented, you will be adequately compensated,” he promised.
While giving glory to God for being with his administration, the civil servants and the entire people of the state, Governor Ajimobi said but for God, his efforts at transforming and repositioning the state wouldhave been insignificant.
The head of of the religious service, Alhaji Tajudeen Aremu had earlier in his welcome address urged civil servants to key into the blueprint of the governmentfor the successful implementation of Ajimobi’s laudable programmes.http://www.vanguardngr.com/2013/01/oyo-is-difficult-to-govern-ajimobi/