By Agboola Bayo
Ibadan
Oyo state governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has declared that Nigeria economy will still rise despite the series of challenges, presently facing the country.
Ajimobi stated this while speaking at the inauguration of the constituency projects, distribution of empowerment tools by the lawmaker representing Ibadan North Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Abiodun Awoleye in Ibadan.
He said the present predicament facing the country was as a result of the “short fall in international market of crude oil,” adding that Nigeria as “country will rise again despite the problems we are facing now”.
“In 2003, the price of crude oil in international market was $125 per barrel, but now it is below $50 dollars per barrel. I can assure you that this country will rise again despite the problems we are facing”, he said
In his speech, Awoleye appealed to the striking civil servants in Oyo state to embrace dialogue and negotiations with the state government in solving the prolonged industrial crisis in the state.
The lawmaker stressed that as the Oyo state government has invited labour unions in the state for a dialogue, there is the need for the labour leaders to embrace dialogue and negotiations with the government.
“May I use this opportunity to appeal to the civil servants in the state to please for the interest of our people, resume work. The Labour should embrace dialogue and negotiations with the government in solving the lingering issue. The state government has invited them for a dialogue which I believe would yield positive results. The Labour leaders should embrace dialogue. The governor is ready to listen” he said.
On the empowerment programme, the APC Chieftain said “the empowerment tools I am doling out today are tailored to ensure that our people have working tools to engage in one business or the other,” adding, “this is a call to also remind our people to embrace technical and skill jobs instead of looking for white collar jobs”.
