The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, has promised to set up a committee within 48 to 72 hours of assuming office to address grievances of all residents affected by the controversial circular road project in the state.
He spoke on Tuesday at a high-powered dialogue on the future of Oyo State organised by the Oyo Rising Citizens Forum (ORCF) at an Event Centre in Ibadan
He disclosed that his administration will not seize people’s land nor sell state assets, as he plans to revive the economy by leveraging agriculture and mining, establishing at least one cottage industry in each Local Government Area and setting up parabolic dryers in all seven towns in Ibarapa and two in each senatorial district before December.
He also promised full autonomy for Local Governments, a 13th-month salary for civil servants, and massive overhauls of the education and health sectors.
He declared that under his watch, Local Governments would become fully independent from May 29, 2027.
On his plan for education, he promised to crash classroom population to a maximum of 30 pupils per class, a policy he said would not only improve learning but create thousands of jobs for teachers and fresh graduates.
He pledged to comply with UNESCO’s recommendation of allocating at least 18 percent of the state budget to education, train and retrain teachers, and employ more hands to bridge the deficit.
He promised a functional general hospital in each of the 33 Local Governments and at least one fully equipped primary healthcare centre in each of the 351 wards in the state.
He would personally facilitate and commission at least three fully equipped health centres across Oyo South Senatorial District and hand them over to the state government before the election.
He also promised to breath life into the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS), engage youths through vocational and political opportunities, empower women with key appointments, and ensure prompt payment of salaries, pensions and gratuities.
