We’ve executed projects with direct bearing on the people - Ajimobi Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has said that his administration, has since its inception, been executing projects that have direct impact on the lives of the people of the state. He said this while receiving the Country Director and executive members of African Development Development (ADB) who were on a courtesy visit to him in his office at the week-end. The governor said that his government would partner with the bank in the area of provision of social infrastructure to enhance living standard of the people of the state. While acknowledging the contributions of the bank towards the provision of pipe borne water for the people of the state, Governor Ajimobi said that his administration had successfully rehabilitated the Asejire Water Plant which had been moribund for over 17 years. With the inauguration of the rehabilitated water plant, he said that water supply to the city of Ibadan and its environs had improved drastically. ``Since we have rehabilitated the Asejire Plant which is now working at nothing less than 80 per cent capacity, so many areas that had not had water for the past 17 years are now having water. Thanks to a background laid by ADB. ``It is our belief that the purpose of governance is to provide the enabling environment for the people and businesses to thrive in order to improve their living standard,’’ he said. Governor Ajimobi said that his administration had repositioned the state to meet the challenges of the modern world through its urban renewal programme, saying it had created conducive environment for both local and foreign investors to invest in the state. ``Since we came on board, we took advantage of our corporate background to approach governance, using what I call the strategy applicable in the business world to identify the critical success factors of good governance,’’ he said. In his remarks, the Country Director of ADB, Dr. Ousmane Dore pledged the readiness of his bank to continue to partner with the government in the provision of social infrastructure through a public-private partnership arrangement. He expressed the hope that his visit would further strengthen the already existing partnership arrangement between the state government and ADB.
Posted on: Mon, 20 Oct 2014 07:32:47 +0000
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