It Is Early For Me To Evaluate Makinde’s Govt, Let Us Give Him Time, Says Former Governor Ajimobi

The immediate past Governor of Oyo, Senator Abiola Ajimobi on Sunday declared that he will henceforth keep silence on issues around the state and allow the incumbent Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde to do his job.

Ajimobi while insisting that it is too early for him to make assessment of the incumbent who succeeded him in May this year, he maintained that Makinde has at least four years period of single term.

It could be recalled tha Ajimobi, who represented Oyo South Senatorial district between 2003 and 2007 was the Governor of the state between 2011 and 2019.

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While speaking, on Sunday, Ajimobi maintained that he has done his best for the state, noting that it is time for Makinde to prove his worth.

Ajimobi made the declaration while addressing journalists shortly after he was honoured with a meritorious award organized by the Catholic Archdiocese of Ibadan as part of the 70th birthday celebration of Reverend Leke Gabriel Abegunrin, the Bishop of Catholic Archdioceses of Ibadan held at Mary’s Cathedral, Oke Padre, on Sunday.

The former Governor urged the citizens and leaders to continue to sacrifice for the development of the country.

According to him, “I feel really elated, I feel happy, very honoured especially when you are being honoured by the people that we serve and the people that are serving God. When you are recognize by clerics, men of God it is the best honour you can get.

“Yes, I have done eight years of talking, now it is time for me to keep silence and allow the other man to do his job.

Ajimobi while speaking further remarked that media makes news when prominent people speak and when they decided to keep silence they still make news from us.

“This is the problem with you people. When I talk, you will say that I am talking, now that I am not talking, you will say I am not talking. You are complaining that I am not talking now. So, what do you want me to do?

“It is too early for me, I have been there for 8 years. It is too early to access him. Give the man the chance to do his job. I know that he has at least four years. He has just spent three months. It is too early.

” I think it is good for us to work for the development of this country. We must all sacrifice for us to move this country forward to grow.

It is easier for people to talk, sometimes I read in the news particularly, on the social media.

“The problem of the social media today is the beer parlor talk is now being elevated in the media”.