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Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has said that the urban renewal programme currently being executed by his administration is not meant to inflict unnecessary hardship on the lives of the people but to give the state necessary facelift.
The governor stated while speaking at this year’s edition of Edi-El-Maulud celebrations organized by the state government at the Government House Arcade, Ibadan on Sunday.
Governor Ajimobi, while acknowledging the fact that the programme had forced the affected people to make some adjustments, assured that the current pain would soon turn into gains.
“It is a known fact that Oyo used to have the renown of being the dirtiest state in the whole of Nigeria. But today, even those coming outside the state will testify that things are fast changing for the better. This, I think, should be our collective joy.
“So everything we have been doing has been with good intention and not to witch-hunt anybody. We know that it may bring some pains but I can assure you that the pains will soon turn into gains for us all in Oyo State,’’ he said.
Governor Ajimobi said that the Eid-El-Maulud celebration was instituted on annual basis by his administration so as to further uplift Islam, increase people’s knowledge about the religion and to continue feeling the pause of the people of the state, particularly opinion leaders and moulders.
The Guest Lecturer at the occasion, Alhaji Muideen Salman Hussein, in his lecture cautioned Muslims against unnecessary fundamentalism, saying that there was no need attacking adherents of other faiths under the guise of promoting Islam.
He also stressed the need for tolerance and peaceful co-existence in order to promote peace and harmony in the society.
