By Michael Adesanya/Abeokuta
Impressed by the accomodating nature of the current government of Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State, the State Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) on Tuesday declared support for the government.
Led by its Chairman, Comrade Abayomi Arabambi, IPAC made the declaration during a courtesy visit to Abiodun at his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta.
The IPAC is the umbrella body of all political parties in Nigeria and housing 80 parties in the State.
Abiodun assured opposition parties in the state of his government’s resolve to form a synergy with them.
He noted that as a way of ensuring all-inclusive government, his administration would set up an intra-IPAC administrative team to interface between the government and the opposition parties.
Abiodun stressed that the move was in the interest of the state that everyone works together and share collective wisdom to transform the state.
His words: “If we indeed have the interest of this state, we must come together to work together. We must be able to try something and share collective wisdom to transform the state.
“I want to enjoin you to find a way in moving this state together. We are ready and determined to ensure that, we are all inclusive, we will se up a team which I called Intra-IPAC Administrative Team which will interface between us and IPAC on issues bothering on grassroots development because you are closer to the people.”
Earlier, Arabambi commended Abiodun for the level of determination and special courage in confronting and putting right many wrong policies of the past administration.
Arabambi maintained that, the inadequacies and biases of the past government have been visited with proper and needful correction with strong conviction and trust in justice.
“At this juncture, we in IPAC ,Ogun State strongly recommend the establishment of a joint government /IPAC platform for an inclusive partnership that will depict truth, vision and capacity through which farmers, students, working class, professionals, intellectuals, women, youths, and the oppressed will find beneficial and comfortable accommodation.
“Again, we commend you and your government for the level of demonstrated doggedness, determination and a special courage with which you have engaged in frontally confronting and putting right the very many wrong policies of the past that had been responsible for the many failures of governance in Ogun state, the inadequacies and lack of the past, the tendencies and biases of the past have all been visited with proper and needful correction substantially by your government with strong conviction and trust in justice.”