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The Oyo State Caucus in the House of Representatives has commiserated with the governor of Oyo State, ‘Seyi Makinde, over the death of his older brother, Sunday Makinde.
The group paid a condolence visit to the governor at his Ikolaba, Ibadan home at the weekend, praying to God to grant him and his family the fortitude to bear the loss as well as long life and good health to take care of what the deceased left behind.
The member representing Atiba/Oyo West/Oyo East/Afijio Federal Constituency, Hon. Akeem Adeyemi, who spoke for the group, said they were in the state to condole with the governor on behalf of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Tajudeen Abas and themselves.
He pointed out that their visit was indicative of the harmony and collaboration between the federal lawmakers and the Oyo State governor.
Adeyemi said: “We have brought a message from the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, to condole with the governor of Oyo State, Engr. Seyi Makinde on the death of his older brother.
“We ask God to give the governor the fortitude to bear the loss of his brother. We are happy that we met the governor in a high spirit; he has put the loss of his brother behind him though we know that it is not easy to forget. We wish him a good and long life so that he can take care of everyone the brother left behind.
“We are together; working hard to drive the progress of the state and the development of the state is paramount in our hearts.
“We are working with the Oyo State Government and I want to acknowledge on camera that there is no single project facilitated by any member of the National Assembly, which the governor of this state ever resisted. That shows the kind of harmony and maturity that we enjoy.”
Similarly, the Muslim Ummah in South-West Nigeria (MUSWEN), the Hausa Community of Oyo State, the Joint Action Committee of Tertiary Institutions in Oyo State and a renowned filmmaker, Kunle Afolayan, also paid their condolence visit to the governor.
Responding shortly after receiving the Hausa community, Governor Makinde hinted that his government had concluded plans to revamp Sabo community in Ibadan North Local Government Area of the city as part of its urban renewal effort.
He maintained that the government would not only rehabilitate the roads in Sabo, it would also build ultramodern shops for traders after which the shops would be distributed to them.
“We will fix the shops and put them back in there. We will also rehabilitate the road and make sure it is clean so that when people visit Ibadan they will be happy to visit Sabo, the Governor stated.
“Earlier, the Hausa Community of Oyo State, led by the Jarmai of Ibadanland, Alhaji Danjuma Yakubu, condoled with the governor and appreciated him for accepting and identifying with the community over the years.
“You have been doing well as our governor and we pray that God will continue to uphold you. Our prayer is for God to always put you in a position where you will be able to help the people,” he said.
