Ibadan new master-plan: Akintola lauds Ajimobi

Legal luminary and governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Adeniyi Akintola, has lauded Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi for initiating a new master-plan for Ibadan.
Akintola described the idea of the new master-plan for Ibadan as a thoughtful concept that will re-position the ancient city back to its place as a centre of excellence and architectural wonders in Nigeria and continent of Africa.
Reacting to presentation of the final draft of a 20-year Ibadan city master-plan to the government at the State House in Agodi, Ibadan, Chief Akintola, in a statement, disclosed that the new master-plan would end the ugly incidence of flooding and create a new sustainable environment for economic and industrial development in the state.
He said: “This is another landmark achievement by Ajimobi administration in Oyo State. Indeed, this is a fundamental path-finding initiative that will engender a self-sustaining economy in our state in the nearest future. This administration needs everybody’s support and prayers because its good intention for the well being of the people of the state is not in doubt.
“The current administration has set a development standard for Ibadanland and even Oyo State at large for others to follow.”
Akintola said Ajimobi has made something real good out of the bitter experience of the August 2011 flood disaster in Ibadan which claimed several lives and destroyed several property in the city.
“While waiting for the detailed master-plan in September, government should embark on enlightenment of the pubic for a good understanding of its good intentions and expected benefits to the people of Ibadan and the state at large because the new master-plan is not just for and about Ibadan alone but a great contributor to the socio-political and economic development of Oyo State and even Nigeria as the city will attain the position of a gateway to and from Lagos for commuters to northern and eastern parts of the country.”