If the information at the disposal of PMParrotng is anything to go by, the Governor of Oyo state, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, may have forwarded a list containing the names of Care-taker Chairmen to the 33 local governments in Oyo state to the Oyo State House of Assembly, OYSHA on Wednesday morning.
According to PMParrotng’s source, the new list which has been received on Wednesday, March 29, 2017 came on the heels of the agitation by party members in the state who recently showed their displeasure to the state governor during a recent get-together.
The state governor in a bid to placate the party faithful is set to announce the names of members into the state’s various boards as well as some aides that will be working closely with him.
According to a source in the state Secretariat who does not want his name mentioned, “the list of the caretaker will certainly rock the boat when it is finally announced as the governor has finally dropped some of his perceived loyalists”.
The source further stated that while some loyalists have taken their exclusion in the new look care-taker chairmen’s list in good faith, one among them is, however, said to be highly disappointed in the governor’s resolve citing his blind loyalty to the governor during his re-electioneering campaign as the reason why he should enjoy ‘the untouchable status’ in the governor’s administration.
When our source was pressed further as to why the governor had to drop his perceived loyalists for unknown people, the source revealed that those who have been picked to replace the dropped ones are not new in the party adding that they have also worked for the party’s success over the years in their respective local governments.
He noted that the main reason behind the governor’s decision is to spread the appointments evenly amoung party members irrespective of their closeness to him.
“Not a lot of people know that the governor, being a smart person that he is constantly liaises with the leaders in each of the local government. He ensures that their interests are taken care of and when there is need to put his feet down on the ground, he does so in a very tactical manner.
“This is not to say that the governor does not intend to install his people in the strategic positions knowing fully well that when he eventually leaves at the expiration of his tenure in 2019, they are the ones that will be his ‘eyes and ears’ in the scheme of things. Like every other politician, he wouldn’t want to leave without covering his tracks but he is being careful with it and at the same time carrying the leaders along. This is where I salute his wisdom”, he concluded.
It will be recalled that the need to re-appoint the care-taker chairmen across the 33 councils of the state became necessary against the background of a court injunction instituted by some Baales in Oyo town with a view to preventing Oyo State government and OYSIEC from going going ahead with the last month February slated Council election.
The state government has, however, stated that it will opt for out-of-court settlement in order to resolve the issue amicably.
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