People's faith are in us - Amosun

Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, yesterday took the oath of office for a second term in office, amidst loud cheers from thousands supporters. Amosun, who adorned a native attire, took the oath of office by 11: 48 am for another  term of four years as governor of Ogun State.

The oath of office was administered on Governor Amosun by the Chief Judge of Ogun State, Justice Olatokunbo Olopade, amid heavy security within and outside the stadium provided by a combined team of the army, police, operatives of the Department of State Security Service (DSS) and Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSDC) among others.

Earlier, the oath of office was administered on his deputy, Princess Yetunde Onanuga, who was accompanied to the inauguration ground by her husband, Abiodun Onanuga, and children.

In his inauguration speech, Amosun said the renewal of his mandate by the people of the state is a reflection of their confidence in his administration during the first tenure.

According to him, the inaugural ceremony is neither for the celebration of the party’s victory alone nor just for the administering of the oath of office, but a time to celebrate “unity, freedom, development and progress” recorded in the last four years.

He noted that it is equally a moment to renew vows to move the state further on the path of growth, development and perceptible progress.

The governor reiterated his determination to fast – track the developmental processes of the state, and expressed the confidence that with the All Progressives Congress (APC) and in the state, it will evoke the much-awaited synergy required to move Ogun State forward.

According to him, it would translate to “adequate and prompt payments of salaries of civil servants in the state, creation of new jobs, better condition of service and standard of living for the generality of the people of the state among others.”

He acknowledged that the successes recorded in his first tenure would not have been possible without the support and cooperation of the people of the state, and appealed for same as he begins his second tenure.

Amosun said: “Today, I have taken a solemn oath to the good people of Ogun State and I wish to make a further commitment that we will leave Ogun State radically and demonstrably better and more prosperous than we met it.

“We will leave Ogun State where taps are running in all homes; where factories and workshops are powered with regular supply of electricity; where health facilities are well equipped and properly maintained by highly qualified and well trained staff; where schools are functional, light rail links the state from town to town and where law and order is sustained.”

He charged the people to sustain the prevailing spirit of harmony in the state, which according to him, had ensure peace and development in the last four years, while pledging his administration’s commitment to creating needed favorable  environment for its socio-economic development.

Among the dignitaries that graced the occasion were the wife of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Bola; the Akarigbo of Remoland, Oba Adeniyi Sonariwo; the Olu of Ilaro, Oba Kehinde Olugbenle and Chief Ayo Adebanjo.