Governor
Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has distributed N120 million to over 2,500
traders in the state, with an assurance that his administration will
continue to ensure that trading activities are enhanced through
government policies.The governor, while
addressing a crowd of market men and women at the Lekan Salami Sports
Complex, Adamasingba in Ibadan, used the occasion to dispel rumours
allegedly being peddled by the opposition that his administration had
been demolishing shops and other means of livelihood of the people of
the state.
According to him, the structures his government removed were those erected by the roadside traders.
Governor Ajimobi, who was assisted in the distribution of cheques by his wife, Florence, the Deputy Governor, Chief Moses Adeyemo, and the Chairman of the state Market Advisory Council, Alhaji Dauda Oladapo, said the gesture was in fulfilment of his earlier promise to traders, artisans and caterers, stressing that his government would positively touch the lives of everyone.
“Trading, as we all know, is the livewire of commerce in any given economy. Our administration is very much aware of this and is doing everything humanly possible to make life better for the people of the state,’’ he said.
It would be recalled that N20 million interest-free loans had earlier been given to traders and artisans, the first time in the state by the administration.
On his administration’s urban renewal and environmental sanitation programmes which culminated in the removal of traders from the streets, Governor Ajimobi said they were to ensure the environmental health and safety of the people of the state.
“We removed illegal traders only in Ibadan, said to be, before now, the dirtiest city in the country. By removing illegal traders from underneath the bridges and roadsides where there were no toilets, we have reduced the incidence of cholera and communicable diseases to the barest minimum,” he said.
Governor Ajimobi, who was assisted in the distribution of cheques by his wife, Florence, the Deputy Governor, Chief Moses Adeyemo, and the Chairman of the state Market Advisory Council, Alhaji Dauda Oladapo, said the gesture was in fulfilment of his earlier promise to traders, artisans and caterers, stressing that his government would positively touch the lives of everyone.
“Trading, as we all know, is the livewire of commerce in any given economy. Our administration is very much aware of this and is doing everything humanly possible to make life better for the people of the state,’’ he said.
It would be recalled that N20 million interest-free loans had earlier been given to traders and artisans, the first time in the state by the administration.
On his administration’s urban renewal and environmental sanitation programmes which culminated in the removal of traders from the streets, Governor Ajimobi said they were to ensure the environmental health and safety of the people of the state.
“We removed illegal traders only in Ibadan, said to be, before now, the dirtiest city in the country. By removing illegal traders from underneath the bridges and roadsides where there were no toilets, we have reduced the incidence of cholera and communicable diseases to the barest minimum,” he said.
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