A chieftain of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Oyo State, Engineer Oyedele Hakeem Alao, has alleged that inordinate ambition and docility of Governor
DAILY POST recalls that a World Bank-funded project, christened ‘Ibadan Urban Flood Management Project ’, was initiated during the administration of the immediate past governor, late Abiola Ajimobi.for the project due to lack of commitment from the state government led by Makinde.
In a statement made available to DAILY POST on Thursday, through his Media Aide, Omotayo Iyanda, Alao pointed out that he had called the attention of the residents of the state to the possibility of losing the World Bank-funded project in February, 2021.against undue interference in the selection of contactor for the project.
The Asiwaju of Iroko noted that this made the World Bank withdraw its support in a letter recently addressed to the state government. “After the contractors that would handle the project had been selected based on global procedures and practices of the WB, Governor Makinde reportedly insisted that if the project would not be handled by his preferred candidates, then the project could be taken to another state.
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