Senator Adeleke, A God Fearing And People Friendly Man – Bamidele Salam

House of Representatives Member representing Ede North/South, Egbedore/Ejigbo Federal Constituency, Hon. Bamidele Salam has described Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke as a God fearing man who has the love and interest of the people at heart.

Hon. Salam stated this on Sunday at the official Inauguration of the 6th democratically elected Governor of Osun State held at the Osogbo township stadium in the State capital.

The lawmaker assured residents of the State to put their minds at rest as the new administration has come to take people of the State out of the doldrums of poverty and underdevelopment.

He said Senator Adeleke has come handy with ideas and innovations on how to make governance truly democratic and benefitial to the masses in every nook and cranny of the state.

“The real essence of governance will be truly felt henceforth because Senator Adeleke is a man of his words, he is a man of integrity who delivers on his promises.

“The people of Osun should be ready to witness development like they have never seen before. I can assure residents of Osun that we are in for a smooth ride of unprecedented development”. The lawmaker stated.

Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has been sworn-in as the 6th elected Governor of Osun, on Sunday.

Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has been sworn-in as the 6th elected Governor of Osun, on Sunday.

Adeleke became the Governor of Osun, after being administered the oaths of allegiance and office by the State’s Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Adepele-Ojo, before a mammoth crowd of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members, supporters and guests from all walks of life, at the Osogbo Township Stadium.
Justice Adepele-Ojo, also administered the oaths on the new Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adegboyega Adewusi.

All Set For Inauguration Of New Government In Osun…

The stage is now set for the official Inauguration of Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke as the 6th democratically elected Governor of Osun State.

The Osogbo township stadium, venue of the inauguration is already wearing a look and it has already become the center of different activities.

Enthusiastic residents of the State who are eagerly awaiting the new government have been seen filing into the stadium as early as 7am while observing security checks at the gate.

The stadium has been beautifully decorated with the traditional colours of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) red, white and green making the arena look so colourful.

It will be recalled that Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke was declared the winner of the July 16 Governorship Election held in the State by the Independent National Electorial Commission(INEC) making him the Sixth democratically elected Governor of Osun State .

The Osun Public Procurement Agency has made history by publishing its first ever tender advert for one of the pilot MDAs(Ministry Works and Transports) on the e-procurement platform.

The advert which is to be done by selective tendering has been published. for further information please visit https://egp.osunstate.gov.ng/tender_info.php?tender_ref=ocds-xwwr9a-001581-OS/WT/01-NG

Osun procurement process goes digital. Existing and prospectus Contractors/Consultants/Suppliers should visit egp.osunstate.gov.ng for registration and bids advert

The Government of the State of Osun has described as unfortunate and avoidable, the face-off between the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrasheed and Oba Dhikrulahi Akinropo, Agbowu of Ogbaagbaa town, during a peace meeting at the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of zone 11, Bashir Makama last Friday.  

The government said it is aware that the State Traditional Council is looking into the matter.  It further stated that traditional rulers ought to protect and preserve the sacredness of traditional institutions. In a statement signed on Monday by the state’s Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode,  the government further noted that situations where royal fathers engage in public display of temperament do not edify the revered stools of our forebears.  

“We believe in the dignity of traditional stools and sacredness of royalty. We will continue to preach peace among all our citizens and harmonious relationship among our traditional rulers.  “Government is aware that the State Council of Traditional Rulers has stepped into the matter and we are confident that the council will take appropriate steps to preserve peaceful coexistence among the Obas in the state. We do not want any crisis in any part of the State,” the government added.

The State Government of Osun has said that it was not surprised that the state is again declared the lowest in ‘Incidence of Poverty’ in Nigeria by the United Nations Development Programme.
 

 
The Computation of Human Development Indices for the UNDP Nigeria Human Development Report (2016) which was released by National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) recently rated Osun the lowest state in the ‘Incidence of Poverty’.
According to the report, Osun has 17.5 per cent incidence of poverty.
A statement made available to newsmen in Osogbo by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Adelani Baderinwa said the government was not surprised with the UNDP and NBS’s report and described it as a compliment on Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s administration.
Baderinwa maintained that the projects, programmes and policies put in place by Aregbesola have no doubt developed the economy of the state, improve the wellbeing of the people and guarantee security of life and properties.
“We have done everything humanly possible to reduce poverty, create wealth and put smiles on the faces of our people”, Baderinwa said.
It would be recalled that the NBS had in 2013 rated Osun the second lowest state in poverty Index in 2013, one of the five states with lowest unemployment rate by NBS, and the second richest state in Nigeria by the United Nations’ Multi-Dimensional Poverty Index in 2017.
NBS stated in the report: “The Incidence of Poverty which is the percentage of Nigerians who are poor is 53.7 percent and the disaggregation by state shows that it is more prevalent (89.9 percent) in Sokoto state, followed by Jigawa state with 86.1 per cent, Rivers and Ebonyi state share 58.9 per cent each, while the lowest state is Osun state with 17.5 per cent”.
Baderinwa said: “The report is a welcome development; it actually reflects the social and economic development in the state. The confirmed Aregbesola’s ingenuity, vision and ceaseless efforts in transforming the state, improve wellbeing of the people and creation of wealth.
“Programmes like Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) which has usefully engaged 60,000 youths, Osun Free School Feeding progamme named ‘O MEAL’ which employs over 3334 women who prepare meals for the school children, and series of empowerment programmes have reduced poverty in the state.”
He added: “Osun was in deep financial quagmire in 2016 but was able to sustain her social protection programmes like O’ MEAL, OYES, building of schools, provision of soft loans and empowerment programmes for traders, provision of free ambulance services and treatment to accident victims and other programme.
“Over 38, 000 traders, business owners and small scale business owners have been empowered between 2014 and 2018. The social protection programmes of the Aregbesola’s administration are second to none in Nigeria. This is why Osun has lowest poverty rate in Nigeria.”

The agency in charge of Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) in the State of Osun, yesterday held its innovative quarterly performance review with the Council Managers and Desk Officers in the 68 Local Councils in the state.
 

 
The General Manager of Osun-CSDP, Mrs Funmi Abokede said the innovative quarterly performance review was aimed at assessing the activities of CSDP in all the 68 Local Councils in the state so as to be able to evaluate the performances of CSDP and enhance improvement.
During the review meeting, the Council Managers presented the reports on major activities and events of CSDP in their respective local councils and also gave their scorecards.
The Council Manager of Atakumosa East Local Government, Titi Olajuyigbe said the council completed various CSDP projects including the extension of electrification and installation of a transformer at Idaado so as to ensure stable electricity for the people in the area.
Olajuyigbe said “We also provided a Health Centre for the residents of Itaapa so that people there would be able to get primary healthcare. We constructed civic centres at Ijemba and Ise-Ijesa so that people would have befitting place to hold events, particularly town meetings. We gave them a borehole at Ipole”.
Speaking in the same vein, the Council Manager of Olorunda Local Government in Osogbo, Alhaji Rasaq Olasunkanmi Azeez also highlighted the achievements of CSDP in his council.
According to him, “Through the CSDP, we have constructed mini bridges across the council area. We also provided electricity for the residents of Oluwatedo community at Malam Tope area. We provided transformer resident of Aratumi community. We provided borehole for residents of Ifesowapo Zone 3 at Kelebe. We also provided a transformer for residents of Iyanoso Ajayi Community at Ayekale area”.
Olajuyigbe and Azeez commended the Chairmen of Atakumosa East and Olorunda local councils, Honourable Femi Kujenmbola and Honourable Femi Anisulowo for ensuring the completion of the projects.
All the Council Managers from the 30 Local Governments, 32 Local Community Development Areas, the four Area Councils and the two Administrative Offices also gave their scorecards while the CSDP state officials also make presentation at the innovative quarterly performance review.
The General Manager of Osun-CSDP, Mrs Aderomke Oluwafunmilayo Abokede commended the Council Managers and Desk Officers for their dedication to their duties and commitment to ensure success of CSDP projects.
Abokede however lamented that despite the existence of Local Government, the social conditions in Nigeria are still poor even with the rich endowment of natural and human resources.
She frowned that Local Government social services provision still remains inadequate and often inappropriate because of the ‘Top Down, Supply Driven’ approach which was the practice in most local councils.
She noted that the ‘Top Down, Supply Driven’ approach has not been able to meet the actual needs of the communities and that this led to the poor track records of public service delivery.
She explained innovative quarterly performance review of Osun CSDP organised to improve the capacity of the Council Managers and Desk Officers on Community Driven Development (CDD) which is Bottom Up and Demand Driven.
Abokede said the CDD approach ensures that poor communities benefit from and participate in development efforts. She noted that CDD is an important approach focusing on appropriate development interventions and at the same time reaching very large numbers of poor people.
She said the innovative quarterly performance review is also a constructive engagement that serves as a platform for social accountability through which the Council Managers give report of their Local Councils’ Performance on the use of CDD approach and how they have used public resources to deliver services and improve welfare of the people in the communities across the state.
According to her, “It is expected that the feedback from this performance review will be used by the Local Councils to improve support for CDD projects, promote accountability in governance and better public service delivery.”
“CDD is responsive to local demands, inclusive and more cost effective compared to the Top Down, Supply Driven approach. It is imperative to have understanding of characteristics of CDD projects”, Abokede said.

The Osun Government says that discipline has increased in schools across the state within the past eight years.
 

Commissioner for Education, Mr. Wasiu Omotunde-Young, made this known on Thursday during a press conference.
“There is no rational observer that will not realise that discipline has increased in our schools in the last 8 years,” he said.
According to him, the Rauf Aregbesola’s administration has recorded achievement in the educational sector of the state.
The commissioner explained that the performance of secondary school students in the 2018 West Africa Examination Council, WAEC has improved.
On infrastructure, Omotunde-Young stated that the government has provided toilet facilities to pupils across the state.
“Our school is to train students to be able to think and become a problem solver. No single government has touched education in the last eight years especially in terms of capacity, human development, and physical infrastructure, like this government.
“The schools that were built before Aregbesola did not have toilet.We are confident that things will continue to improve,” he added.