Oyo CP warns troublemakers

THE new Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Muhammed Musa Katsina, has warned candidates in the forthcoming election and their supporters against acts and statements capable of inciting violence.

    The commissioner gave the warning during a familiarization visit to Governor Abiola Ajimobi in his office warning that no politician was too big to be brought to justice

   He warned that the command would not spare any effort at ensuring the sustenance of the pervading peace and security across the state.

    Katsina who applauded the prevailing peace and political maturity of the governor admonished parents and guardians to warn their children and wards against being used to foment trouble before, during and after the coming elections.

    The police boss assured the peace-loving people of the state that the police was adequately prepared to secure their lives and property throughout the electioneering period and beyond.

    In his response, the governor acknowledged that the police had been playing a huge role in the maintenance of peace and security in the state, especially through their contributions to the state security outfit, codenamed Operation Burst.

    Ajimobi expressed optimism that the new commissioner of police and his officers and men had the capability to suppress any uprising of violence that might arise during the electioneering.

   Meanwhile, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, on Monday, said that his main contenders in the April 11 governorship election have history of failure and inability to translate their acclaimed dreams for the state into reality.

    Specifically, the governor said that the Accord Party’s governorship candidate, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, was fond of claiming that he conceptualized many projects, which never saw the light of the day.

    For instance, shortly after the Ajimobi-led government inaugurated the Mokola flyover, which he started form the scratch, Ladoja went to town with the tale that he was the one that conceptualized the bridge during his tenure.

     The governor spoke during a campaign rally at Oluyole, where he told party faithful and supporters that he remained the best candidate for the plum office.

     The governor added that the Labour Party’s governorship candidate in the April 11election, Chief Adebayo Alao-Akala, also had the history of failed and substandard projects when he was at the helm of affairs as governor between 2007 and 2011.

    Ajimobi recalled how the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Ogbomoso, collapsed under construction and killed innocent citizens under the supervision of Alao-Akala.

  Ajimobi said, “The records are there. My main contenders have history of failure and execution of projects that did not stand the test of time. Roads went bad shortly after construction. Buildings collapsed under construction. I want the people of Oyo State to judge all of us on our records of achievements.

 “With every sense of modesty, I make bold to say that I have surpassed whatever achievement my main contenders lay claim to. Please don’t let us allow retrogressive elements to have another shot at the Governor’s Office”