By Akinwale Kasali
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has been urged by opposition Party in the State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, to fix the rot bedeviling the Health and Educational sectors in the State.
The APC lamented what it described as unacceptable degree of rot in the critical sectors of the state’s economy, urging the Allied Peoples Mandate, APM, Presidential Candidate at the forthcoming 2027 Elections to take urgent actions to fix the problems in the interest of the masses.
The call from the APC is coming against the backdrop of a viral video being circulated on social media in which an unidentified man was caught on tape lamenting non-availability of doctors and other medical personnel to attend to his patient at the Adeoyo State Hospital, Yemetu-Ibadan.
Leveraging on the viral video, the APC via a statement by its Publicity Secretary in the State, Olawale Sadare, decried the state government handling of matters relating to the welfare and well-being of the citizens beyond the usual claims of regular payments of salary and pension as well as some cosmetic projects being made possible by the federal government’s monthly release of huge allocations and others in form of grants, subvention and interventions.
Sadare said, “Despite the mellifluous access to funds, the Makinde administration has been found wanting in the delivery of good governance in all ramifications.
“Apart from local government council officials who exist only in titles, most commissioners and other appointees are not visible or productive because Gov. Makinde runs a one-man show.
“In the health sector, payment of staff salary and rehabilitation of some Primary Health Center facilities are the only achievements Gov. Makinde can lay claim to as Lautech Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Adeoyo State Hospitals in Yemetu and Ring Road, Ibadan as well as the General Hospitals in several towns are in ruins.
“There are no functional test laboratories in Oyo public hospitals while equipment such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), X-ray machines are nowhere to be found.
“The viral video of the visibly angry man who seen lamenting non-availability of doctors in Adeoyo State Hospital, Yemetu was a testament to the rot in the system but the most unfortunate thing is that the State Commissioner of Health is not visible anywhere.
“More over, the situation in most of the public primary and secondary schools leaves much to be desired as facilities such as classrooms are in deplorable condition in addition to teachers being put under the pressure of excessive deductions from salary and allowances.
“As a matter of fact, we are concerned about the likelihood of things going worse before the expiration of Governor Makinde’s maximum tenure because he has not left anyone in doubt of his determination to prioritize personal ambition and politicking to the detriment of the good people of the state who desire quality leadership and value for the huge resources at his disposal,” Sadare added.
The APC is however calling on the Makinde led State administration to address this issue with utmost urgency.
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