By Oso Abidemi
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has assured residents that the persistent problem of indiscriminate refuse dumping in the Ibadan metropolis will soon be resolved permanently.
Makinde gave the assurance on Saturday while speaking at the wedding ceremony of Moyosore Ayorinde and Oladipo Michael Sadipe at the Cathedral of St James the Great, Oke-Bola, Ibadan.
He acknowledged that waste management has remained a major challenge since his administration assumed office but pledged that a lasting solution would be implemented.
“Passing through Ibadan, you will see a lot of waste all over. It is a problem we have been dealing with. It has taken me six years and it has still not been solved, but I promise you that the problem will be solved and solved for good,” the governor said.
He also used the occasion to urge supporters not to place politics above unity, noting that the marriage between families affiliated with different political parties showed that “politics is a game, but governance is serious business.”
In his sermon, the Bishop of the Ibadan Anglican Diocese, Most Rev. Joseph Akinfenwa, commended Makinde’s leadership style and charged the newlyweds to build their home on love and forgiveness.
The ceremony was attended by prominent political, traditional and legal figures from across the country.
