The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has stated
that policies of the Governor Rauf Aregbesola-led administration is
"killing" private businesses in the state while no job opportunity is
being created by the state government.
The
party also alleged that there are specific plans targeted at businesses
of those Governor Aregbesola considered as opposition, enemy and
unfriendly to his government.
According
to a statement issued in Osogbo on Sunday on behalf of Osun PDP by
Prince Diran Odeyemi, a copy of which was made available to The Anchor Online, the
party said at least three of the best hotels within the state capital
are being put up for sale owing to "indebtedness to them by Osun State
government and excessive taxation.
Even
those businesses that are still surviving now are having their "souls"
hanging by a thread. Many of them have reduced their staff strength by
up to half because of poor patronage occasioned by policies of
Aregbesola's government that favour mainly Lagos based tax companies."
The
statement further reads: "Specifically, we need to inform the whole
world that there have been several overt and covert efforts to get a
private radio station that employs directly and indirectly, over 50
personnel, Crown FM located in Ile Ife and owned by Senator Iyiola
Omisore closed down by Aregbesola for no justifiable reason.
Agents
of government have been daily besieging the station demanding with
malicious aims, either land survey of the building that houses the outfit
or the receipt for the gate at its entrance.
"We
have also been informed that Crown FM has been penciled down for huge
taxes and dues all in the bid to force the station out of business. We
remind Mr. Aregbesola that his Unique FM operated without hitch when PDP
controlled government of Osun, therefore we see no reason why Crown FM
radio station will be an object of attacks from him."
The
party then urged Governor Aregbesola to be more tolerant and be ready
to provide conducive environment for businesses to grow regardless of
who owns them, adding that since he has failed to provide jobs and pay
those working with government, he should not send more people into the labour
market through draconian policies stifling businesses.
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