GOVERNOR Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State yesterday disclosed that he could see the light at the end of the tunnel for the state and the country in 2016 and beyond notwithstanding bleak pictures being painted by pessimists.    

In his New Year message to the people of the state, he expressed optimism that the people’s resilience would transform the country’s frailties and dire circumstances into a pyramid of possibilities. 

Ajimobi, who described the New Year as a year of greater possibilities, said it provides great opportunity for the citizens to collectively create and enjoy what can truly become a year of spectacular new beginnings. 

The governor declared that the remedial measures undertaken by his administration in the last four years would bail the state out of the global and national economic realities occasioned by the dwindling oil prices.

His words: “We have passionately spent the past four years preparing for the complete restoration of structures and values that will ensure the transformation and repositioning of our people and resources for sustainable development.Notwithstanding the negative predictions of some apostles of doom, I am very optimistic about 2016, because we in Oyo State are putting in the work”.

Ajimobi said he was encouraged because young and old men, as well as women and children in the state had demonstrated the willingness to weather the storm despite the fog on the horizon. 
Consequently, he said that the people should remain strong and resolute, with a view to exploring the opportunities in the New Year and collectively turn the fortunes of the state around.

“This is not the occasion to despair in the face of our apparent challenges. This is the time to be strong and resolute; the time to convert our obstacles into stepping stones of greatness.

“I therefore trust and can say on behalf of our good people that, together as partners, we would raise the banner of Oyo State and take our rightful place as one of the leading lights of our nation,” he said.