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… 𝘜𝘳𝘨𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥 𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘶𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺.
The Ogun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, expresses dismay at the exuberance and media spectacle surrounding the official launch of the E-Mobility Program by the APC-led government under Prince Dapo Abiodun.
While the Governor has described this program as one of the government’s initiatives to offset the impact of Federal fuel subsidy removal, 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙧𝙜𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣 𝙘𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙡𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙢.
First and foremost, 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝘾𝙉𝙂-𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙖𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙨𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙡𝙮 𝙡𝙖𝙪𝙣𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙧 𝙈𝙞𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙤𝙛 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, Hon. Rotimi Amaechi in April 2022. This information is essential to facilitate an informed public discussion about the program.
Additionally, it is crucial to clarify the source of these vehicles. 𝙒𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙮 𝙥𝙪𝙧𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙨𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙊𝙜𝙪𝙣 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙗𝙮 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙚𝙙𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙡 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩? If indeed they were procured, what is the cost per unit? These fundamental details are necessary to enhance public understanding of the program, unless, of course, this entire endeavour is yet another “𝙬𝙝𝙞𝙩𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙚𝙥𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙟𝙚𝙘𝙩” 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙂𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙤𝙧’𝙨 𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙤𝙘𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙣 𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚’𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙨. Recall that several Gateway Transit Buses were commissioned in April 2022; has there been an explanation for their disappearance?
Another pressing concern is that this program appears to be 𝙖𝙣𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙧𝙧𝙤𝙧, 𝙖 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙖𝙥𝙤 𝘼𝙗𝙞𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙣-𝙡𝙚𝙙 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙜𝙡𝙤𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙧. A sincere and honest government would, during the official launch of such a celebrated program, provide information about the official bus routes across the State and the corresponding tariff rates. This is why our esteemed party, drawing from past experiences, advises all citizens and residents of the State not to be carried away by another empty effort from the ruling APC government. The entire spectacle seems to be a staged attempt by the Governor to create an impression that all is well in the State.
Another peculiar aspect of the E-Mobility drama is the deliberate disregard for the deplorable condition of our State’s roads before the program’s launch. Recently, the visiting President of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, acknowledged the terrible state of our roads in Ogun State. We remind the public of our numerous appeals to the APC government to address our road infrastructure. 𝙍𝙤𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝘾𝙉𝙂 𝙗𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙙𝙞𝙡𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙙𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙗𝙚 𝙖 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙤𝙖𝙙𝙨 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚. It reflects misplaced priorities and an imprudent waste of resources, akin to putting the cart before the horse.
𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙪𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙘, 𝙬𝙚 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙜𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙞𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙚𝙨. The Dapo Abiodun-led APC government cannot expect the public to simply accept the sudden deployment of buses without addressing fundamental concerns. The Governor, with the limited time left in office, should familiarize himself with the unique challenges faced by the people of Ogun State. Our reality differs from that of Lagos. Mr Abiidun should take advantage of President Bola Tinubu’s restriction of uninvited junketiers visits to the villa. It is crucial that Mr. Abiodun sits back home and focuses on fulfilling his primary responsibilities of conducting the business of government to improve the well-being of the people.
𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐰𝐚𝐣𝐮 𝐀𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐞
Publicity Secretary
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