[SPEECH] #Raufnomics Speech By Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola At The Colloquium To Mark 6 Years Of His Administration
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Gov @raufaregbesola arrives at the venue of the 1st annual colloquium to mark the anniversary of the 2nd year of his second term in office pic.twitter.com/qIQ65tPXU5
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SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OSUN, OGBENI @raufaregbesola, AT THE COLLOQUIUM ORGANISED TO MARK THE 6 YEARS OF HIS ADMINISTRATION.. pic.twitter.com/sP5jFbBro0
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1. It gives me great pleasure to be at the special event organized to commemorate the second anniversary of our second term in office… pic.twitter.com/SX2OahTgBR
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2. I must, therefore, thank the organizers for the kind invitation to be at this program and for making me the special guest of honor…. pic.twitter.com/x1EIK5fKU2
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3. I cannot but admit that I am flattered by the topic of this symposium, ‘Raufnomics in the Transformation of Osun’. We have had all kinds/
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4. /of ‘nomics’. Dr ws ‘Reaganomics’, coined after D economic policies introduced by D late American president, Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
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5. There was also something like ‘Blairnomics’ to describe the economic policies of former British Prime Minister, Tony Blair….
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6. Closer home, there were ‘Obasanjonomics’ and Jonathanomics that captured the mumbo jumbo, incoherent and sometimes contradictory but/…
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7. /unarguably ruinous economic policies of the PDP in the recent past, the price of which we are still paying today.
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8. D’r even whiffs of ‘Obamanomics’,coined to describe D broad sweeping populist economic policies of D outgoing US President, Barack Obama
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9. For good or bad, we cannot deny that the policies introduced by these individuals into their administration have profound effects on…/ pic.twitter.com/JZHrDN3d8f
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10. /their countries and are indeed epochal. pic.twitter.com/YVcQgQNVFF
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11. I guess this must have made the organizers to also coin out ‘Raufnomics’ to reflect how our policies have positively affected Osun…. pic.twitter.com/dd9RoK7zDr
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12. As I said recently at the 25th anniversary of the creation of our state, I look beyond now. I am projecting into the next 25 years,… pic.twitter.com/xRqvhpkUBj
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13…..where we would be, what our people would be and what they would be doing.
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14. We are laying the foundation in every area that would put the State of Osun in a steady progressive path such that even after we have../ pic.twitter.com/cMQHqjRbk8
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15. /…completed our term and left, reversing or halting this progress would be difficult, if not impossible.
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16. Before coming to office, we did our homework well. We knew that youth engagement was of immediate necessity. pic.twitter.com/Vmzi8Sr7fe
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17. In less than 100days after our inauguration, we have engaged 20,000 youths in public works thru the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) pic.twitter.com/AhrH0pmgUb
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18. The first impact of this program was that it took a lot of our youths off the streets, gave them focus and belief in themselves…. pic.twitter.com/CkrhUJ1YeF
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19. The crime rate in the state dropped significantly afterward. pic.twitter.com/wIM1K2zcaN
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20. The second was that the N200 million monthly allowance we gave them (OYES CORPS) reflated the economy of the state. pic.twitter.com/QJejljqvJY
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21. The money goes directly into buying food, household items, paying rent, transportation, and other macroeconomic sectors. pic.twitter.com/pzN6Pb6ao6
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22. In less than two years, Osun GDP shot to the seventh largest in Nigeria. pic.twitter.com/vYye6IBOpQ
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23. The third was that it prepared the cadets for permanent engagement in vocations and other areas of human endeavor. pic.twitter.com/dbNZ9vHqg0
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24. Our greatest intervention is in education. The reason is simple. It is through education Dt U define UR today&create the future U want. pic.twitter.com/kNNKDGjelG
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25. Humans are d greatest resource & human development primarily through education is D greatest investment that any society can ever make. pic.twitter.com/cC2NLWkyHD
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26. We provide free meals for 262,000 pupils every school day. This carries with it empowerment for farmers, cooks and food vendors…/ pic.twitter.com/IHLIwAFrHO
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27. /…in a value chain of wealth creation that cascade to at least one million homes in Osun. pic.twitter.com/6JMAGyX03c
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28. We provided eLearning tablets to final yr grade 12 pupils in the state. An innovation Dt is nt available anywhere in the world but here. pic.twitter.com/WJhZXvtsE7
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29. We have also made the significant investment in agriculture. We realized that food is an integral aspect of national security. pic.twitter.com/AH70vpMTLw
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30. No nation is secure that cannot feed its people. Agriculture is also the gateway to industrialization. D history of industrial revolutn/
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31../&the recent examples of newly industrialized countries confirmed this. It is inexcusable dt we spend $20bn every year to import food.
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32. This will include $700 million we spend on fish. Yet, we have good soil, good climate, the Atlantic Ocean, thousands of miles of inland/
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33…./ waterways to give us more than enough food we need. We have consequently empowered our people in various agriculture schemes.
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34. Government of Osun has sent two batches of our youths to Germany for further training in modern agriculture practices….. pic.twitter.com/zrousvzSSO
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35. We constructed more than 800 kilometers of quality, stone-based roads with concrete drainages across the length and breadth of Osun. pic.twitter.com/XQjASqNDb6
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36. These are not just any roads that catch our fancy. They are roads carefully selected because they impacted the most on the social and./ pic.twitter.com/FsRQiDfDe3
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37./economic activities of our people. We incorporated the weak and vulnerable groups like the specially challenged, destitute, the aged,./ pic.twitter.com/XBwf4rztWu
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38. women and the girl child for special care and attention through special schemes. pic.twitter.com/aLbGTJqvrJ
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39. Of course, I do not have enough time to talk about all we have done in six years. I can only mention the highlights.
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40. An angry and frustrated commentator in the media rooting for our opponents was wondering why the people keep voting for us even in the
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41…midst of the most daunting challenges we face. It is not rocket science. Our administration connects with the people. Pix: O’Ambulance pic.twitter.com/07vgLUfila
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42. We listened to them and our programs impact greatly on them. pic.twitter.com/rZQibK7dux
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43. Raufnomics simply is about getting as much from little and using the resources of the state to maximally benefit the people. pic.twitter.com/G1gSCXhJpt
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44. It is about strategic planning and intervention in society. It is making governance mass based and people-centric.
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45. It is guaranteeing the maximum good for the maximum number of people. It is in the words of our avatar, Chief Obafemi Awolowo,…../
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46. …/“FREEDOM FOR ALL, LIFE MORE ABUNDANT” in the State of Osun; IPINLE OMOLUABI. pic.twitter.com/m12CmLaSA2
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47. The biggest challenge we have had to grapple with is rising expenditure, especially wage bill, within the contrast of falling revenue. pic.twitter.com/WF2cqSfNaZ
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48. When I came in as Governor on Nov. 27, 2010, oil was being sold above $100. It crashed to as low as $22 and sells for $48 at present.
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49. In contrast, my wage bill rose from N1.4 billion to N3.6 billion. Yet, we must also fulfill our obligation to the people who elected us
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50. and gave us the mandate to govern. We have made it a point that no one is left behind by our administration.
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51. We are grappling with the challenge of finance and we are doing all within our power to complete all the projects we started.
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52. “We are not going to leave any project uncompleted.” – Rauf Pix: Surveillance Helicopter for strengthening security of life and property pic.twitter.com/N0XIaj051X
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53. I will like to thank once again, the organisers for inviting me. I thank also the good people of Osun, women leaders, traders, workers,
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54. civil servants, the organized private sector, students, traditional rulers, community leaders, political parties, civil society…./
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55. ….organizations, our business partners, our supporters and well-wishers, for the understanding, support and sacrifice made on our…./
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55. …/behalf these past six years and for the great faith they have in us. pic.twitter.com/FpBcXUHuh3
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56 I consider it a great privilege to serve and will forever seek the good of our state I thank you all for your kind attention Osun a dara! pic.twitter.com/aWPIhTVSWA
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