Phillips Consulting held its Inaugural Edition of the Web Jurist Awards for Outstanding Public Sector Websites in Nigeria on Tuesday 29th September in Abuja and the state of Osun’s website bagged the much coveted award for ‘Best Web Content’, standing out for its relevance and currency of content.
This award again reiterates the focus of the Government of the State on transparency and communication. The website which showcases the various projects being carried out by the state also has daily news on the State’s projects and events, ensuring everyone is carried along on every aspect of governance.
 
The governor has continuously expressed his commitment to the use of technology and leading the pack at this year’s inaugural web jurist awards is another endorsement of this relentless endeavour.
To check out the website, please visit www.osun.gov.ng.

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Monday gave out statistics which show clearly that students’ performances in public examinations under his administration have confirmed remarkable improvements in the quality of education in the state.

The Governor described as unfounded the allegation of detractors that the performance of pupils has gone down under his watch.

Speaking at the World Teachers Day in Osogbo, the Governor said a remarkable 61 % improvement has been recorded.

He said, “In 2007, government put forward 36,171 for WAEC examination out of which 2,483 representing 6.86 per cent had credit pass in five subjects, including English and Mathematics.  In 2008, it was 37,715 candidates with 3,813 pass, 10.11 percent, in 2009 it was 39,676 candidates, with 5,545 pass, representing 13.98 per cent. In 2010 it was 43,216 candidates, with 6,777 pass,15.68 per cent. These four years gave us an average of 15.68 per cent.

“However, our administration started sponsoring candidates in 2011, we fielded 53,293 candidates, had 11672 pass, representing 21.98 per cent. In 2012, we fielded 51,463 out of which 11,431 passed, representing 22.21 per cent. In 2013, we also fielded 47,013 candidates, recorded 9,301 pass, representing 19.78 per cent. The average performance for our first three years was 21.32 per cent.

“Compared with the average performance (13.26 per cent) of the three years that preceded us, the percentage improvement in performance during our tenure is a whopping 61 per cent. You can’t fight with figures”. Aregbesola emphasised.

The Governor assured all that his administration will complete all projects it has started in the state including that of the construction of one hundred and seventy new state-of-the-art schools.

In his speech titled “Empowering Teachers, building sustainable society” at the 2015 World Teachers, Aregbesola noted that it is the dream and aspiration of the present administration in the state to turn around education saying, education has been accorded prime importance by his government right from inception.

He pointed out that his administration before the present cash crunch in the country, had scored ‎several firsts in the education sector, with novel ideas that have positively revolutionised the sector in the state.

Aregbesola added that the lasting legacy that his administration is particular about is the building of an enhanced environment of learning.

He stressed that his administration has come to the realisation that school environment largely determine the quality and character of students produced hence the concentration on the provision of such environment.

According to him, “before the present cash crunch, our administration increased the running cost on students. Against the paltry N200 paid by the last administration, we now pay N400 on pupils in Elementary Schools and N500 for those in the Higher Schools and there was timely and adequate supply of modern instructional and learning materials to all our schools.

“Our free school meal programme takes care of about 254,000 pupils in the Elementary Schools. We also gave out two pairs of new school uniforms to all pupils and students in our public schools. We came up with a novel idea, the e-learning tablet, Opon Imo.

“We are building state of the art 100 elementary schools, 50 middle and 20 high schools. 14 elementary schools, 15 middle schools and 11 high schools have been completed. Work is ongoing on the rest and they are at different stages of completion. It is our sincere hope that we shall complete them before the end of our tenure.

“We are already having the results. The badly behaved pupils in dilapidated and run down schools are now well behaved when transferred to the new, beautiful schools that give them pride and enhanced personality”. The governor told the teachers.

‎He however added that result of students have not been satisfactory to him, but there has been a significant improvement arising from government efforts.

Speaking earlier in his welcome address, the State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Comrade Wakeel Alade Amuda appreciated the governor for his various welfare packages for teachers‎.

He said that “Public‎ Educationis the inherited legacy that your government can be proud of, considering the huge investment made into the sector by your administration.

“We hereby call on you not to relent in your efforts towards enhancing quality education in the state, for this is the last hope of the children of the down-trodden electorate. Proliferation of mushroom private schools will be discouraged with the people’s confidence in the public schools‎”.

‎The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Osun chapter, Comrade Jacob Adekomi congratulated teachers in the state for their efforts to move the state forward.

He also commended Aregbesola for everything he has done for workers and teachers in the state despite the cash crunch being witnessed in th‎e country.

NLC boss said, “We want to thank you for what you have been doing for workers in the past few weeks but like Oliver Twist, we will want to use this occasion to ask for more because there is always room for improvement”.

Also speaking earlier, Osun Head of Service, Mr. Sunday Owoeye charged teachers to help government in lessening the burden of educating students by taking seriously the issue of re-educating themselves.

“We must upgrade ourselves as teachers so that we would not be left at the train station, we must be IT literate so that we can be breast of latest technologies and development,” the Head of Service told the gathering teachers.

Photos of the Chairman of the Occasion, Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, with Guest Lecturer, Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Vice Chancellor, Bowen University, Prof. Matthews Ojo, during the first Distinguished Personality Lecture, organized by the Department of Political Science and Diplomatic Studies, Bowen University, Iwo, State of Osun on Tuesday 6/10/2015

Chairman of the Occasion, Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (middle); Guest Lecturer, Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi (left) and Vice Chancellor, Bowen University, Prof. Matthews Ojo (right), during the first Distinguished Personality Lecture, organized by the Department of Political Science and Diplomatic Studies, Bowen University, Iwo, State of Osun on Tuesday 6/10/2015.

Chairman of the Occasion, Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (2nd left); Guest Lecturer, Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi (2nd right), Vice Chancellor, Prof. Matthews Ojo (left) and Deputy Vice Chancellor, Bowen University, Prof. John Akande (right), during the first Distinguished Personality Lecture, organized by the Department of Political Science and Diplomatic Studies, Bowen University, Iwo, State of Osun on Tuesday 6/10/2015.

Chairman of the Occasion, Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, handshake with Guest Lecturer, Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi and Vice Chancellor, Bowen University, Prof. Matthews Ojo (left), during the first Distinguished Personality Lecture, organized by the Department of Political Science and Diplomatic Studies, Bowen University, Iwo, State of Osun on Tuesday 6/10/2015.

From left- Vice Chancellor, Prof. Matthews Ojo, Chairman of the Occasion, Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Deputy Vice Chancellor, Bowen University, Prof. John Akande and Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji Moshood Adeoti, during the first Distinguished Personality Lecture, organized by the Department of Political Science and Diplomatic Studies, Bowen University, Iwo, State of Osun on Tuesday 6/10/2015.

…Vice chancellor says Aregbesola has set standard for election in Nigeria

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Tuesday reiterated that the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the presidential election in March was the culmination of the progressives struggles since the independence of Nigeria.

 This was even as the Governor of Oyo State, Senator Abiola Ajimobi noted that Nigerians had faced the greatest challenge to their existence in the fifteen years of misrule and maladministration of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and opted for Change to President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last general election.

The governor stated this while making his‎ remarks as the Chairman of the first distinguished Lecture of the Department of Political science and Diplomatic studies of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State.

Aregbesola stated that most of the sustained attacks against his person and government in the media was because he stopped the political machinations of ‎the PDP in the South-West.

‎The governor commended the University for fulfilling its role of idea generation and dissemination, through the interaction between town and gown.

He stressed that the emergence of President Buhari is an idea whose time has come, saying the president still won in spite of everything done to distract him before and during the campaigns.

The Governor recounted that after the APC lost Ekiti State governorship election last year, the evil machinery of the PDP, working in full tandem with all the security agencies, was moved to Osun for the governorship election.

Aregbesola noted that the calculation then was that if Osun could be seized, the whole South West would have be captured by the PDP.

According to him: “There has never been such an assemblage of military armada in a state in the history of Nigeria. By midnight of the day preceding the election, all notable leaders of our party had been picked up. It was a siege on the entire state.

“After I won the governorship election, it became clear that our party, the APC had become unstoppable and President Buhari would become president.

“We thank God that in spite everything, we are where we are today.”

Governor Ajimobi, who was a Guest lecturer at the first Distinguished ‎Personality Lecture at the Department of Political Science and Diplomatic studies of Bowen University, Iwo, observed that the election of President Buhari was the second attempt by Nigerians to crave for change.

He stated that the first attempt by Nigerians to vote for change was the June 12 1993 election won by ‎late MKO Abiola, which was unfortunately aborted by the same military government of General Ibrahim Babangida.

The Governor argued that for a people to collectively opt for change, the socio-political situation in such a place must have been totally intolerable.

He said the hopes of Nigerians were very high when the country transited to civilian rule in 1999 but shortly afterwards the PDP led administration thwarted the hopes and aspiration of the people by its ineptitude.

According to him, “no sooner had the PDP led administration began governance than the trait exhibited by the potentates of the new government and the ruling party that midwifed the government could be seen as administrative ineptitude, lack of vision, unwarranted angradisement cum corruption.

“However, the last straw that broke the carmels back was the inability of the PDP led government to guarantee safety of live and property. All these boiled down to bad leadership.

“Whereas, without effective and exemplary political leadership, stability and democracy will be elusive”. The governor of Oyo stated.

He added that the current financial crises all the states of the federation are going through was the manifestation of brazen corrupt tendencies of the previous administration at the federal level.

‎The Vice Chancellor of Bowen University, Professor Matthews Ojo, in his welcome remark, said the university is strategic to the needs of the country.

He disclosed that as the first Baptist University in Africa, Bowen is paying attention to the academic curricular of the school in order to churn out all-round graduates.

He commended the governor on the way he conducted his election petition tribunal in the most excellent and dignified manner.

The University don thumbed-up the governor for thoroughness in the presentation of his case at the tribunal which later set the record for other election tribunals’ conduct across the country.

“‎When we talk of excellence in administrative conduct, Governor Aregbesola epitomises this very well.

“And he demonstrated this during the election tribunal after the governorship election of August 9, 2014, which he won.

The Vice chancellor said Aregbesola’s pursuit of his case has set the standards for future election petitioners in Nigeria.

“This is the kind of excellence that Bowen University is cultivating in its graduates. We pay attention to the socio-economic needs of our society by producing graduates with mental capacity to give Nigeria what it requires to drive it,” Professor Ojo said.

SPEECH BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF OSUN, OGBENI RAUF AREGBESOLA AT THE 2015 TEACHERS’ DAY CELEBRATION OF THE NIGERIAN UNION OF TEACHERS (NUT), OSUN STATE WING, AT THE GOVERNMENT TECHNICAL COLLEGE, OSOGBO, ON MONDAY OCTOBER 5, 2015
 
Protocols,
EMPOWERING TEACHER, BUILDING SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY
It gives me great pleasure to be present at this year’s ‘Teachers’ Day’, an occasion celebrating teachers and the recognition of their role and contribution in society. I must therefore thank the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) for the kind invitation to be here.
Why are we not going to celebrate teachers? Teachers are the best thing that has happened to humans. Without teachers, humans would have been just a little better than lower animals. Anybody that can read and write should have a teacher to thank. All the knowledge and skills that have been gained in the past, we have teachers to thank for their transmission to successive generations. If not for teachers, each generation would have had to reinvent the wheel. Teachers therefore play a unique role in the society.
The theme of this year’s celebration, ‘Empowering teacher, building sustainable society’ is very apt. Indeed, at the Incheon Declaration at the World Education Forum (WEF) in May 2015, UNESCO made it known that “It is recognized that teachers are not only a means to implementing education goals; they are the key to sustainability and national capacity in achieving learning and creating societies based on knowledge, values and ethics”.
So, the role of teachers transcend teaching. It includes primarily the regeneration of society, the transmission and sustenance of values and connecting the past with the present and future.
It has therefore become pertinent for us to critically examine if we have lived up to this billing. There is this paradox of us living in an age that is saturated with knowledge and information and yet, globally, the ignorance index being alarming. While it is agreed that there are modern competitors for influencing and shaping pupils, such as the media, teachers are becoming less effective in imparting knowledge, skills and values to their wards. Teachers are now less effective in effecting discipline and building character in pupils.
The danger with this is that we stand the risk of creating an uneducated, uninformed, ill-disciplined and anarchical society. When the intellect of the youth is not well cultivated, untoward things happen since nature abhors vacuum. The societies where the youth acquire education in leaning and character are most likely to put greater premium on their own lives and that of others. They are usually hopeful and promotive of continuity and will therefore see the improvement of the human condition not only desirable but an imperative. We however see the consequences of lack of good education in the disorganisation, conflicts and nihilism in the most troubled parts of the world today, including the north eastern part of our country.
But, in all honesty, these are not all teachers’ making. Some of the blame lay with the government while others lay with the parents and the rest with the society at large.
One of the concerns of UNESCO is the dwindling quality of teachers. It is a fundamental axiom that you cannot give what you don’t have. Our society is evolving and so are the challenges. There are daily changes in information and knowledge, the fortunes of families, influences from the media, global events and the politics and sociology of the environment, which bring new challenges to the classrooms. It is necessary therefore that teachers adapt to these changes through self-improvement. There is no way we can meet new challenges with old knowledge. Charles Darwin is famous for his quote that ‘It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change.’
As a government, it has been our dream and aspiration to turn around education in Osun. Indeed, education has been accorded prime importance by our administration since day one.
Before the present cash crunch, our administration increased the running cost on students. Against the paltry N200 paid by the last administration, we now pay N400 on pupils in Elementary Schools and N500 for those in the Higher Schools and there was timely and adequate supply of modern instructional and learning materials to all our schools. Our free school meal programme takes care of about 254,000 pupils in the Elementary Schools. We also gave out, free-of-charge, two pairs of new school uniforms to all pupils and students in our public schools. We came up with a novel idea, the e-learning tablet, Opon Imo. We have distributed about 150,000 to both teachers and students in their final year. It is our own way of introducing our students to the widening digital world of Information and Communications Technology and also make learning more meaningful.
One legacy we are building in education is an enhanced environment of learning. We have come to the realisation that the school environment largely determine the quality and character of students produced. We are therefore building state of the art 100 elementary schools. The idea behind this is that there should be an elementary public school in every neighbourhood. We are also building 50 middle and 20 high schools. Out of these, 14 elementary schools, 15 middle schools and 11 high schools have been completed. Work is ongoing on the rest and they are at different stages of completion. It is our sincere hope that we shall complete them before the end of our tenure.
We are already having the results. The badly behaved pupils in dilapidated and run down schools are now well behaved when transferred to the new, beautiful schools that give them pride and enhanced personality.
Though the result has not been to our satisfaction, there has been a significant improvement arising from our efforts. This will put a lie to the unfounded allegation of our detractors that the performance of pupils has gone down under our watch. In 2007, the state government put forward 36,171 for WAEC examination out of which 2,483 representing 6.86 per cent had credit pass in five subjects, including English and Mathematics. In 2008, it was 37,715 candidates with 3,813 pass, representing 10.11 per cent. In 2009 it was 39,676 candidates, with 5,545 pass, representing         13.98 per cent. In 2010 it was 43,216 candidates, with 6,777 pass, representing 15.68 per cent. This four years gave us an average of 15.68 per cent.
However, our administration started sponsoring candidates for WAEC in 2011. That year, we fielded 53,293 candidates, had 11672 pass, representing 21.98 per cent. In 2012, we fielded 51,463 out of which 11,431 passed, representing 22.21 per cent. In 2013, we also fielded 47,013 candidates, recorded 9,301 pass, representing 19.78 per cent. The average performance for our first three years was 21.32 per cent. Compared with the average performance (13.26 per cent) of the three years that preceded us, the percentage improvement in performance during our tenure is a whopping 61 per cent. You can’t fight with figures.
Quantitatively, we are also better. While the previous administration in the last three years before us presented only 120,607 candidates for WAEC, we, in the corresponding period, presented 151,769 candidates. While that administration presented only those who passed their internal examination, we presented all qualified SS3 candidates. This should explain the differences in national comparison.
Like I said earlier, this is still below the standard we set for ourselves but let those who are obsessed with running us down keep quiet for now.
Nevertheless, the task on our hand is how all the stakeholders – teachers, government, parents and the pupils – must join hands to improve education in Osun. The time has come for us to see government as business, not business for gain, but business for service. The people must feel what we do and it must talk to them.
Teachers therefore must see themselves as agents for increasing the knowledge base of our society and for building their wards both in learning and character, from elementary school to all levels. They should therefore be assessed on how well they have performed in this task. Really, no teacher should consider himself or herself to have succeeded if his or her wards are not adjudged to have passed both in learning and character. An end must come to the practice of automatic promotion of teachers in the stark contrast of mass failure of their pupils. I understand that in some developed countries, schools now track the progress of former students and this count in the promotion and continuity of teachers. This is a new challenge which calls for new thinking and renewal of efforts.
I heartily congratulate all teachers on this day and will like to let you know that I hold you dear in my heart. I thank you once again for the invitation and wish you joyous celebration on your special day and all times.
I thank you all for your kind attention.
Osun a dara!
 
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola
Governor, State of Osun
 

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola on Monday gave out statistics which show clearly that students’ performances in public examinations under his administration have confirmed remarkable improvements in the quality of education in the state.

The Governor described as unfounded the allegation of detractors that the performance of pupils has gone down under his watch.

Speaking at the World Teachers Day in Osogbo, the Governor said a remarkable 61 % improvement has been recorded.

He said, “In 2007, government put forward 36,171 for WAEC examination out of which 2,483 representing 6.86 per cent had credit pass in five subjects, including English and Mathematics.  In 2008, it was 37,715 candidates with 3,813 pass, 10.11 percent, in 2009 it was 39,676 candidates, with 5,545 pass, representing 13.98 per cent. In 2010 it was 43,216 candidates, with 6,777 pass,15.68 per cent. These four years gave us an average of 15.68 per cent.

“However, our administration started sponsoring candidates in 2011, we fielded 53,293 candidates, had 11672 pass, representing 21.98 per cent. In 2012, we fielded 51,463 out of which 11,431 passed, representing 22.21 per cent. In 2013, we also fielded 47,013 candidates, recorded 9,301 pass, representing 19.78 per cent. The average performance for our first three years was 21.32 per cent.

“Compared with the average performance (13.26 per cent) of the three years that preceded us, the percentage improvement in performance during our tenure is a whopping 61 per cent. You can’t fight with figures”. Aregbesola emphasised.

The Governor assured all that his administration will complete all projects it has started in the state including that of the construction of one hundred and seventy new state-of-the-art schools.

In his speech titled “Empowering Teachers, building sustainable society” at the 2015 World Teachers, Aregbesola noted that it is the dream and aspiration of the present administration in the state to turn around education saying, education has been accorded prime importance by his government right from inception.

He pointed out that his administration before the present cash crunch in the country, had scored ‎several firsts in the education sector, with novel ideas that have positively revolutionised the sector in the state.

Aregbesola added that the lasting legacy that his administration is particular about is the building of an enhanced environment of learning.

He stressed that his administration has come to the realisation that school environment largely determine the quality and character of students produced hence the concentration on the provision of such environment.

According to him, “before the present cash crunch, our administration increased the running cost on students. Against the paltry N200 paid by the last administration, we now pay N400 on pupils in Elementary Schools and N500 for those in the Higher Schools and there was timely and adequate supply of modern instructional and learning materials to all our schools.

“Our free school meal programme takes care of about 254,000 pupils in the Elementary Schools. We also gave out two pairs of new school uniforms to all pupils and students in our public schools. We came up with a novel idea, the e-learning tablet, Opon Imo.

“We are building state of the art 100 elementary schools, 50 middle and 20 high schools. 14 elementary schools, 15 middle schools and 11 high schools have been completed. Work is ongoing on the rest and they are at different stages of completion. It is our sincere hope that we shall complete them before the end of our tenure.

“We are already having the results. The badly behaved pupils in dilapidated and run down schools are now well behaved when transferred to the new, beautiful schools that give them pride and enhanced personality”. The governor told the teachers.

‎He however added that result of students have not been satisfactory to him, but there has been a significant improvement arising from government efforts.

Speaking earlier in his welcome address, the State Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers, Comrade Wakeel Alade Amuda appreciated the governor for his various welfare packages for teachers‎.

He said that “Public‎ Educationis the inherited legacy that your government can be proud of, considering the huge investment made into the sector by your administration.

“We hereby call on you not to relent in your efforts towards enhancing quality education in the state, for this is the last hope of the children of the down-trodden electorate. Proliferation of mushroom private schools will be discouraged with the people’s confidence in the public schools‎”.

‎The Chairman, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Osun chapter, Comrade Jacob Adekomi congratulated teachers in the state for their efforts to move the state forward.

He also commended Aregbesola for everything he has done for workers and teachers in the state despite the cash crunch being witnessed in th‎e country.

NLC boss said, “We want to thank you for what you have been doing for workers in the past few weeks but like Oliver Twist, we will want to use this occasion to ask for more because there is always room for improvement”.

Also speaking earlier, Osun Head of Service, Mr. Sunday Owoeye charged teachers to help government in lessening the burden of educating students by taking seriously the issue of re-educating themselves.

“We must upgrade ourselves as teachers so that we would not be left at the train station, we must be IT literate so that we can be breast of latest technologies and development,” the Head of Service told the gathering teachers.

Pictures of the Governor, State of Osun Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola exchanging pleasantries with the State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Wakili Alade Amuda, during the 2015 World Teachers Day celebrations, at the Government Technical College, Osogbo on Monday 05-10-2015

Governor State of Osun Ogben Rauf Aregbesola exchangng pleasantries with the State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Wakili Alade Amuda, during the 2015 World Teachers Day celebrations, at the Government Technical College, Osogbo on Monday 05-10-2015

From left, Governor State of Osun Ogben Rauf Aregbesola, State Chairman of Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Comrade Wakili Alade Amuda and Representative of NUT President, Comrade Micheal Olukoya Alogba, during the 2015 World Teachers Day celebrations, at the Government Technical College, Osogbo on Monday 05-10-2015

Governor State of Osun Ogben Rauf Aregbesola, taking salutes of march pass by Teachers,during the 2015 World Teachers Day celebrations, at the Government Technical College, Osogbo on Monday 05-10-2015

Governor State of Osun Ogben Rauf Aregbesola, taking salutes of march pass by Teachers,during the 2015 World Teachers Day celebrations, at the Government Technical College, Osogbo on Monday 05-10-2015

Governor State of Osun Ogben Rauf Aregbesola, acknowledging cheers from Teachers, during the2015 World Teachers Day celebrations, at the Government Technical College, Osogbo on Monday 05-10-2015

Osun State Government has warned residents of the state of the possibility of flooding, even as it admonishes the residents to desist from dumping refuse inside gutters and water channels throughout the state.

A statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo by the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Strategy, Engineer Olusegun Aduroja said that the prediction was based on information obtained from the Nigerian Meteorological Agency on the possibility of heavy rainfall this year.

According to him, “the Nigerian Meteorological Agency has predicted that due to excessive rainfall during this raining season, there is the possibility of flooding in the state.

Aduroja stated further that both the National Emergency Management Agency, (NEMA), and it counterpart, the State Emergency Management Agency, have reinforced the warning.

The Permanent Secretary stressed that in order to prevent flood disaster; the people of the state should heed the warning, noting that to be forewarned is to be forearmed.

The statement also called on the Osun Waste Management Agency to redouble its efforts in waste clearing and management.

Photos of the Deputy Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Akintunde Adegboye, Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salam  and others, during the Jumat Service, at Allahu Lateef Central Mosque, Onward Area, Osogbo, on Friday 02-10-2015.

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (2nd right); Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salam (left), his Deputy, Hon. Akintunde Adegboye (right), Chief Imam of Allahu Lateef Central Mosque, Sheik Mahammad Yaya (2nd left), and others, during the Jumat Service, at Allahu Lateef Central Mosque, Onward Area, Osogbo, on Friday 02-10-2015.

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (middle); Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salam (left), his Deputy, Hon. Akintunde Adegboye (2nd right), Chief Imam of Allahu Lateef Central Mosque, Sheik Mahammad Yaya (2nd left), Executive Secretary, Ilesa-west Local Government, Alhaji Issa Adesiji (right) and others, during the Jumat Service, at Allahu Lateef Central Mosque, Onward Area, Osogbo, on Friday 02-10-2015.

From left- Deputy Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Akintunde Adegboye, Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, Speaker, State of Osun House of Assembly, Hon. Najeem Salam andothers, during the Jumat Service, at Allahu Lateef Central Mosque, Onward Area, Osogbo, on Friday 02-10-2015.

Pictures of the Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Speaker State of Osun House of Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salaam; Deputy Speaker, Honourable Akintunde Adegboye and Osun indigenes that Passed Out from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) short service course 43, during their courtesy visit to the Governor in Osogbo State of Osun on Friday 02-10-2015.

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (4th left); Speaker State of Osun House of Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salaam (4th right); Deputy Speaker, Honourable Akintunde Adegboye (3rd left); Osun indigenes that Passed Out from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) short service course 43, Adeyemi Hussein (3rd right); Adeyanju Adedapo (2nd left); Adekunle Adepoju (2nd right); Olubodun Odeniran (left) and Adedamilola Oyolola (right), during their courtesy visit to the Governor in Osogbo, State of Osun on Friday 02-10-2015

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (centre); Speaker State of Osun House of Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salaam (2nd right); Deputy Speaker, Honourable Akintunde Adegboye (2nd left); Osun indigenes that Passed Out from the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA) short service course 43, Adeyemi Hussein (right) and Adeyanju Adedapo (left), during their courtesy visit to the Governor in Osogbo State of Osun on Friday 02-10-2015.