The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State has criticized Governor Seyi Makinde’s administration over what it described as the worsening condition of key sectors in the state, calling for immediate intervention to address the challenges affecting residents.
The opposition party’s reaction followed the circulation of a viral social media video showing an unidentified man expressing frustration over the alleged absence of doctors and other medical personnel to attend to his patient at Adeoyo State Hospital in Yemetu, Ibadan.
In a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Olawale Sadare, the APC accused the state government of paying inadequate attention to the welfare and well-being of citizens. The party argued that beyond the regular payment of salaries and pensions, as well as projects it described as cosmetic, the administration had not delivered meaningful governance despite the substantial monthly allocations, grants, subventions and interventions received from the Federal Government.
Sadare said, “Despite the mellifluous access to funds, the Makinde administration has been found wanting in the delivery of good governance in all ramifications.
“Apart from local government council officials who exist only in titles, most commissioners and other appointees are not visible or productive because Gov. Makinde runs a one-man show.
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“In the health sector, payment of staff salary and rehabilitation of some Primary Health Center facilities are the only achievements Gov. Makinde can lay claim to as Lautech Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Adeoyo State Hospitals in Yemetu and Ring Road, Ibadan as well as the General Hospitals in several towns are in ruins.
“There are no functional test laboratories in Oyo public hospitals while equipment such as Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), X-ray machines are nowhere to be found. The viral video of the visibly angry man who seen lamenting non-availability of doctors in Adeoyo State Hospital, Yemetu was a testament to the rot in the system but the most unfortunate thing is that the State Commissioner of Health is not visible anywhere.
“More over, the situation in most of the public primary and secondary schools leaves much to be desired as facilities such as classrooms are in deplorable condition in addition to teachers being put under the pressure of excessive deductions from salary and allowances.
“As a matter of fact, we are concerned about the likelihood of things going worse before the expiration of Governor Makinde’s maximum tenure because he has not left anyone in doubt of his determination to prioritize personal ambition and politicking to the detriment of the good people of the state who desire quality leadership and value for the huge resources at his disposal,” Sadare added.