Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Tuesday, received 85 students of the University of Jos, who are indigenes of the state, following their evacuation from Plateau State.
The governor, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Segun Ogunwuyi, assured the students that the state government would always do everything within its capacity to protect the lives and properties of its indigenes and residents.
The governor had, at the weekend, ordered the evacuation of the students of Oyo State origin, having deployed his Special Assistant , Students Affairs, to Jos, to lead the evacuation.
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A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the Chief of Staff reassured the evacuees, on behalf of the governor, that the state would always be proactive in protecting the lives of its indigenes and residents, irrespective of their places of residence or locations.
The evacuees were ferried into the Governor’s Office, Secretariat, Agodi, Ibadan, in two buses owned by the Oyo State Pacesetter Transport Company.
The elated students expressed joy and appreciation to the governor for bringing them out of the troubled zone.
While addressing the students, the governor said that the whole process evidently proved that his administration is quite committed to the wellbeing of Oyo State indigenes.
In his remarks, the Special Assistant to the Governor on Students’ Matters, Victor Olojede, who led the contingent to Oyo State, commended Makinde for providing all that were needed in accomplishing the task.
He appreciated the good gesture and the commitment of the state government to its students across the nation, adding that the students were grateful for the kind gesture.
The leader of the students, who is also the President, National Oduduwa Students Association, UNIJOS Chapter, Paul Kolawole, described Makinde as an exceptional leader.