Ahead of the August 9, 2014 governorship election in Osun State, womenfolk have been admonished to assist in the propagation of the sustenance of the current peace in the state by preaching it in their household, preaching it in their communities, preaching it in churches and mosques, as well in market and across the state.

The rally was attended by all political office holders in the state, women party chieftains, female lawmakers, civil society groups, professionals, market women among others.This was the main thrust of the one-day rally on women in politics held at Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo organized by the office of the Wife of the Governor, Mrs. Sherifat Aregbesola in collaboration with the State Ministry of Women and Children Affairs.

Lectures on how to achieve the needed peace before, during and after the election was also delivered by Mrs. M O Oluyamo who taught them what needed to be done to achieve the desired results.

The guest speaker, Oluyamo, called on government at all levels to make sure that women are giving more recognition in the governance.

She observed that women are known for peace and harmonious co-existence. Where you see women doing the contrary, engaging in violent acts, then it must be like a Yoruba adage that “eniyan lo kesinloro, esinoni  ka ninu rara”, meaning it is the people that thought the horse how to be wicked, that horse is not known to be as such.

While noting that the important role of women in the peace process cannot be overemphasized, she said that “if there is any time the great contribution of women to the peace of our society is needed, it is now that the election is near.

According to her, “it is high time we forget about the sentiment of gender and make good use of the intelligent and positive contributions of women for a peaceable co-existence within the society.

The guest lecturer maintained that women suffer disproportionately when peace is lost either in the home or in the society. It therefore behoves on women to stop whatever activity they involve in that disrupt peace.

“The causes of breach of peace and insecurity in our land had been at one time or the other blamed on the failure on the part of women to bring up their children properly. While some people may view this as an unfair judgment, it may not be too far from the truth because several women hardly have time for their children in today’s competitive world. This is not limited to the educated working class, even petty traders, business women and politicians are more preoccupied with other things than the care of their children and wards. Such children are susceptible and vulnerable.

She explained that women are naturally not criminals, but driven to unscrupulous behaviour by many factors and likely to demonstrate remorse. They are also perceived as less dangerous and more amenable to rehabilitation, unlike men.

She further stressed that the role of women cannot be taken lightly in nation building adding that women are patient (though we have some who are impatient) they know what to say and how to act to maintain and sustain peace either in the home or society.

Mrs. Oluyamo noted that family responsibilities and child bearing are major hindrances for women participation in politics but advised that women must venture into active politics to balance male domination of the sector.

As women, we must go into politics and be the salt not by seducing men or destabilising fellow women’s homes or wandering aimlessly around men. As women in politics, let us demand for our rightful positions when we hold political meetings, let us ask and receive answer to pertinent questions from the male aspirants.

“My appeal is that women must be strategically sensitized and prepared not only for electioneering purposes but also for their full and quality participation in all political processes in Nigeria. This is even more urgent as get closer to August 9 governorship election in Osun and the 2015 general elections”, she said.

In her welcome address, the State Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Mrs. Mofolake Adetoun Adegboyega  saluted the dutifulness and vibrancy of women in the state, saying “if we as women allow peace to reign together we will work assiduously to build a better society where people learn to love, tolerate one another live in harmony and foster development.

She appealed to all to rise up and take up their rightful position in political process and governance adding that this should be done in unity and peace.

While speaking, Governor Rauf Aregbesola, expressed optimism in women, stressing that his administration has been recognising their role since inception.

He said his harmonious relation with women has given him courage, promising that more slot will be given to women if elected.

Recounting his support for women in the last three and half years, Aregbesola said that the prayer of widow is enough to make him emerge in the coming election.

In her key note address, the wife of the Governor who is also the convener admonished women to unite for peace and ensure that the transformation agenda of the current administration does not suffer.

Mrs. Aregbesola noted that the only way to ensure that the on- going transformation continued unabated is to ensure that Governor Rauf Aregbesola emerged victorious in the forthcoming governorship election in the state.

She called for re-election of Governor Rauf Aregbesola.

She enjoined women in the state to always champion the crusade for peace by warning their children to shun act of thuggery and violence in the coming election.

Mrs. Sherifat, who appreciated the support of women for her husband, however appealed to women to support her husband by voting for him in the coming election.

She also called on women to participate more in politics saying that it was a better way of widening the frontiers of development in the society.

According to her, “the goal of encouraging our women to take active roles in politics is to widen the frontiers of development in our society. Development around the world has shown that women have very crucial role to play in any nation that desires to witness sustainable development.

“I therefore enjoin our women to rise up and fire the needed political passion to be able to mobilise more women for a common front in politics. This will balance the political arena and create opportunities for more women to be in the forefront of political process and development.

“The people of our dear state will soon step out on August 9th 2014 to cast their ballot for further development of our great state. I enjoy you all to make peace and harmony the key driving factors throughout the political process. You should step out to cast your ballot in a peaceful and orderly manner. After the balloting, you should also maintain peace while you wait for your votes to be counted right in front of you.

“As mothers let us preach peace in our household, peace in our communities, peace in our churches and mosques, peace to those in the market and peace throughout the state.

She however commended her husband for working tirelessly to improve the lot of women in the state. He has demonstrated commendable love for the women through the appointments made into government and various pro-women policies and programmes being implemented.

She also commended the tremendous support being given to government policies and programmes by our women. Let us ensure that this level of support continues to the greater good of our state.

DAILY INDEPENDENT

Honourable Gbadamosi Okunlola Lawal was a member of the old Oyo State House of Assembly between 1979 to 1983. He was elected under the platform of the defunct Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN). Hon. Lawal has been a progressive since 1952. He had a stint as the chairman Ikirun District Council between 1959 to 1961. Since early fifties, the octogenarian politician has remained in the progressive fold. In this interview with him in Ikirun, he spoke about the progressive, his party; the Aregbesola administration and the forth-coming election in the state among other issues, here are excerpts.

Sir, you are known as a progressive in the politics of Osun, what differentiate the progressives from the conservatives and how can you relate that to your All Progressive Congress in Osun?

To start with, I have been in politics since 1954, I contested as a Councilor in 1954 and I won that election. Since then I have been in the progressive, I can never be in a party that is conservative in nature, personally, I like to serve my people rather go about collecting money for my own gain, I also hate a situation where people intimidate others, when I compare both side it became obvious that I should be a progressive. The APC for example in Osun is truly a progressive party, since Aregbesola got back his mandate, he has been doing a lot of things that we have not witness in this state, if it is for him to get money he wouldn’t have come to Osun at all, all what the governor is doing are pointers to the fact that he is a progressive. Within his 100 days in office, he employed 20,000 youths under Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES), that means a lot, because we have never witness such governor in the state, this scheme cost government 200 million naira in a month, after that is the O-meals programme where primary school pupils are being fed every day, there are some pupils before now who attend school without taking any meal from their house, but now, pupils are eager to go to school because of the free meal, it has also increased enrollment because most of these pupils live with their grandparents who can hardly take care of them, but government is doing that. As if that was not enough, through the feeding programme, government also employed over 3000 caterers who cook for these pupils, some of the caterers through the job feed their families, then O-REAP for farmers, O-SCHOOLS, where government is building new schools and renovating schools, some that has been built during the Awolowo era, even the standard of the structures that Aregbesola is putting in place now, some of the so called university that we have cannot boost to have what we have in Osun. The people in the state love this government and I am sure that if election is free and fair, we must get about 85% of the vote, even in this Local Government, we are working towards 95% now, because we feel the pulse of the people, that is why we can say all these.

People are saying much about what this government has borrowed, some say Osun’s debt is 350 billion Naira, what is your take on this?

I am sorry to use this language, they are mad, how can a government borrow over 350 billion Naira? I don’t think banks can give a state up to that amount, does their banking regulations allow for that? How can a government borrow 350 billion, when Olagunsoye Oyinlola borrowed 18 billion during the last period of his administration, people raised questions that what is he going to do with the money at a time when his administration was ending, was it not when Aregbesola came that he re-negotiated the conditions of the loan?. Let us now assumed that he borrowed money, we can all see what he is doing with the money, because in the olden days people were agitating for the non payments of tax and that was not general, but if people see what they are doing with the money, nobody will agitate. Like I mentioned if the state is saying to everybody that it has borrowed 35billion, we can all see what he has done with the money, there is development in Osun. The noise is the hand work of opposition, because they have nothing to offer and they have to discredit him, you listen to their campaign, do they have any manifesto?

There is another one which says that in every APC government, the shoe always pinches the civil servants and the teachers unlike that of PDP government which has cash liquidity in town?

During the days of PDP, there are many ghost workers unknown to the governor, which is the work of the civil servants; they have as many ghost workers as possible. When awarding contracts, they bargain with contractors to inflate contract sum, if they have grievances now, I want to belief that is normal because the leakages have been closed, that is why they are angry with the government. This has nothing of interest to the masses, the masses don’t benefit from the leakages, it is only few civil servants that enjoy from this, because it benefits their pockets alone after their salary. About teachers, during the PDP government, they introduced lesson for the student after school hours where they collect money from the students doing nothing is it what they failed to teach the student during the school hours that they will now teach them when they can no longer assimilate?. This is not in the interest of the students but for the interest of their pockets, because they levy them, but now the present government has stop that and made education totally free. How will they not be angry, because their pockets have been offended, and I want you to know that civil servants have no politics but their pocket is their politics?

What is your reaction as a resident politician in Osun that most of the people in Aregbesola cabinet are from Lagos?

No, they are not Lagosians, the person sitting next to you is an appointee and he is from Ikirun and so many of them, they may be living in Lagos, the Attorney-general is from Ikirun and we all know them. Assuming we don’t even know them at home, does that mean we should allow them to die in foreign land? We want to bring them home. I believe there is no point in that, they are all from Osun state, and they may be living in Lagos. What of Aregbesola himself, but people prefer his government to every other government they have seen in the state and that of people who have been living in the state, whereas he was in Lagos before, that should not be an excuse at all.

As the August 9 gubernatorial election approaches, what is your expectation?

We are going to win the election; the other candidates will lose their deposit because in those days if you want to contest election, you have to pay some certain deposit, if you score a certain percentage, you will get your money back, but if you score below that, you will lose your deposit. Sincerely speaking, after they lose that election, they will also lose their various deposits.

What gives you this confidence, there are insinuations that the state will be militarized and coming from the background of the Ekiti election where we have heavy military presence and that of other security agents, don’t you think people will be intimidated?

We have no fears as that is concerned, our people will be educated, we have been telling them should it be soldiers or police, they have only come to protect them and not to harass them and the party is doing much on that before the election. There is no compound in this state where you will not get a graduate, we will use them to educate people that soldiers are meant to protect them and we also advise every security officers that will be drafted to Osun to play according to the rules of the game.

What is your general assessment of Aregbesola’s administration, will you say it has affected positively on the masses?

I have said that before, is it the children that he is giving free meals to that you want me to talk about, go to town and listen to the songs on their lips, “daddy, mummy, uncle and sisters you must vote for Aregbesola” nobody taught them. We have no fear about the election, as far as we are concerned it is going to be victory all the way, because our people are not ingrate. The positive transformation of Osun by Aregbesola will translate to massive votes by our people, come August 9, victory is certain. Osun cannot be left in the hands of people who are going to set it back, the consequences will be so great that the children coming behind will suffer for it, and they will not forgive us, Aregbesola has brought genuine development and he deserve to continue his purpose driven government.

Photos showing the people’s reaction towards Governor Rauf Aregbesola at his Re-election Campaign in Ijesa South Federal Constituency on Tuesday 15-07-2014

Known locally as O’Meals, the Osun State Elementary School Feeding and Health Programme, is viewed as a means to combat hunger, increase primary school enrolment and to encourage local and state-wide economic growth. Described as a win-win-win programme for children, smallholder farmers and small businesses operated by women and youths the programme provides hot nutritionally balanced school meals to over 252,000 children every school day. At the same time it provides employment and income to thousands of local caterers, farmers and traders.
Relaunched in April 2012 by the Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s Osun State Government, O’Meals has grown to become globally acknowledged as a leading example of an effective Home Grown School Feeding (HGSF) programme providing hot, fresh and nutritious meals, using ingredients procured from local smallholder farmers.
Since the programme’s inception, the Partnership for Child Development (PCD), based at Imperial College London, has been providing technical support to the Osun State Government to develop a sustainable government-led school feeding programme.
O’Meals in Action School enrolment and attendance:  Within four weeks of the O’Meals launch, school enrolment increase by approximately 25% . According to the Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics July 2013 edition, Osun has the highest primary school enrolment rates in Nigeria- a feat largely attributable to O’Meals.
Creating jobs
O’Meals promotes and boosts income generation opportunities, particularly for women. To date, the programme has economically empowered over 3,000  previously unemployed women by hiring them as food vendors, to serve nutritious meals to pupils during the school term.
Scaling up fish-farming
The Osun State Government in collaboration with Osun-based Feg-Agro Farms Limited, and the Association of Aquaculture Farmers and Agro- Processors of Nigeria, invested N253 Million to implement the Osun Fisheries Outgrowers Production Scheme  (OFOPS). This scheme helps to improve the livelihood of 2000  fish out-growers for mass fish production in the state. Each week these fish out growers produce approximately 5  metric tonnes of fish for the O-Meals. In tandem with this, 100 factory workers are involved in the fish processing. In the first three months of the project OFOPS generated a profit of N2.5 million  ($15,330).
Investing in Osun’s Poultry Industry
The Osun broilers Out-growers Production Scheme (OBOPS) initiative seeks to boost the state’s chicken production to enable it to supply the 15,000 chickens and 252,000 eggs required every week by the O’Meals programme. Similar to the fisheries model, the OBPOS programme contracts out the growing of chickens to a network of over 2,000  smallholder farmers by supplying them with of 3.1 million  day old chicks, leading to the production of 4.4 million  kg of broiler meat valued at N1.7 million  for O’Meals. This scheme has earned a profit of N 185 million ($ 1,129,770) from December 2011 to date.
Key Facts
Number of children enrolled in primary school (elementary class 1-4): 252,793
Programme coverage: 100%
Days school meals are provided: 200 (100%)
Cost per day of O’Meals: N12.6 Million ($77,381)
Cost per child per day: N50 ($0.31)
Annual total expenditure on O’Meals: ($159,558,149)
Funding
Expenditure of the O-MEALS Programme is being shared by the State Government and all constituting Local Government Councils. The State contributes 40% whilst Local Government Councils contribute 60%.
READ THE FULL REPORT HERE …Omeals Snap Shot July 2014
 

Thousands of women stormed the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, Osun State Thursday last week when Governor Rauf Aregbesola launched a special empowerment scheme for women who are heads of their households. ADETUTU AUDU reports that a cheque of N375m was given out to the jubilant women.
The jubilant crowd mostly of women that converged on the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, Osogbo, capital of Osun State Thursday last week was an appreciative one. And the women had every cause to be as they showed their appreciation through singing, dancing and prayers for the Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola. Their joy and appreciation were not out of place. That day the Aregbesola administration was giving out N375 million in aid of women who head their respective households in the state.
Apart from giving the women stipend monthly, they will also be trained in vocations common to their area after which at the end of the 12th month, they will each be given a seed money to start small scale business.
The only condition attached to the beneficiary households was that they should make use of government infrastructure – meaning pregnant women in such households should make use of government health facilities while their children attend government schools.
Also, at the event, new ultra-modern hand-held ultrasound diagnostic scanners (touch screen) and mirror-3d (colour) Doppler ultrasound diagnostic scanners were launched.
Speaking at the event, Governor Aregbesola restated the commitment of his administration to making life better for the generality of the people of the state. “With all sense of modesty, I want to say that there is no household in Osun State that our administration has not touched positively,” he said.
According the governor, the programme being launched was the pilot programme assuring that it will spread to other local government areas in the state.
“You have not seen anything yet. We want to ensure that poverty is reduced to the barest minimum in this state. That is why our programme is anchored on the development of our people,” he assured.
Speaking on the scanners, the governor stated that they were procured to ensure reduction in maternal mortality and reduce incidence of stroke among the populace.
“The first scanner will scan pregnant women and detect the position of the unborn baby for any necessary medical action if there is need, while the second scanner detects early stroke symptoms in people for early medication,” Aregbesola explained.
The governor was emphatic on the fact that: “pregnant women and others that will make use of these facilities will not pay any money – it is free”.
The programme climaxed with the handing over of a  N375 million cheque to the heads of the benefitting households and the commissioning of the ultra-modern, ultrasound scanners.
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Aregbesola on Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Honourable Abdullah Adeyanju Binuyo, under whose office the Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programme was executed, described it as a win, win situation for the people.
“From whichever way you look at it, the people are the winners. They are not only the direct beneficiaries but also all the positive multiplier effects of the programme come back as plus for the people,” the SSA said.
He explained further: “we give out N5,000 monthly to the head of each benefitting household who is a woman. That is the cash aspect. Residents of the benefitting households must make use of government facilities that is the condition. The transfer aspect is that the money given out will be spent in the state; that is ploughing back the money into the state economy thereby contributing to its development. At the end of the 12th month, each head of the benefitting household will get N100,000 to start a small scale businesses of their own. Remember that the pregnant women are treated free at government hospitals while the children enjoy not only free education but they also get free school uniform and are fed free. So the people are the ultimate winners of this programme”.
Explaining further, the state Commissioner for Women and Children Affairs, Mrs. Mofolake Adegboyega, stated that the benefitting households were not picked at random. “They were selected through a thorough research by the consultant we employed to do so and the woman is a Professor from the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife. It took her six months of crisscrossing the nooks and crannies of this state to arrive at the list of beneficiaries,” she explained.
According to her, the pilot scheme involved five local government areas in the state with 100 from each local government. A total of 2,250 households will benefit from this programme,” she said.
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Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and his Oyo counterpart, Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi, acknowledging cheers from the mammoth crowd, during a campaign rally for Aregbesola’s Re-election at Unity School, Ejigbo, State of Osun on Monday 21-07-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and his Oyo counterpart, Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi (On Top of Bus), acknowledging cheers from the mammoth crowd, during a campaign rally for Aregbesola’s Re-election at Unity School, Ejigbo, State of Osun on Monday 21-07-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and his Oyo counterpart, Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi (On Top of Bus), acknowledging cheers from the mammoth crowd, during a campaign rally for Aregbesola’s Re-election at Unity School, Ejigbo, State of Osun on Monday 21-07-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and his Oyo counterpart, Senator Isiaka Abiola Ajimobi (On Top of Bus), acknowledging cheers from the mammoth crowd, during a campaign rally for Aregbesola’s Re-election at Unity School, Ejigbo, State of Osun on Monday 21-07-2014

From Top left, First Civilian Governor of Osun, Senator Isiaka Adeleke;
Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; his Oyo State
counterpart, Governor Abiola Ajimobi and others addressing the crowd during Aregbesola’s Re-election
Campaign at Unity School, Ejigbo, State of Osun on Monday 21-07-2014

From Top left, First Civilian Governor of Osun, Senator Isiaka Adeleke;
Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; his Oyo State
counterpart, Governor Abiola Ajimobi and others addressing the crowd during Aregbesola’s Re-election
Campaign at Unity School, Ejigbo, State of Osun on Monday 21-07-2014

From right, Oyo State Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi; his State of
Osun Counterpart, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; first Civilian Governor of
Osun, Senator Isiaka Adeleke; Deputy Governor, Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori
and others, during Aregbesola’s Re-election Campaign at Unity School,
Ejigbo, State of Osun on Monday 21-07-2014

Osun State Governor, Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said he is overwhelmed by the achievements of his administration in the last three and a half years, promising that he will do more to further transform the state.
The governor stated this  at the weekend while relocating over 1,300 traders and shop owners along the MDS Road, Osogbo to a permanent site.
The governor said he had equally earmarked a sum of N2billion as compensation to traders and shop owners in the area.
He also handed over the parcel of land allocated to the traders and shop owners whose structures were affected by the road expansion.
Aregbesola said since the inception of his administration, numerous developmental projects had been completed, and thus had transformed the state beyond his expectation.
He noted that he was aware of the fact that the means of livelihood of the displaced traders under the umbrella of MDS Shop Owners Association had been affected by the demolition exercise, saying there was no gain without pain.
While making reference to those that were affected by the renovation of the railway area, now the Nelson Mandela Freedom Park, the governor said: “Most of them were not happy when we asked them to vacate the area but now, they are praising the state government for engineering the new look of the area.”
The governor said all the beautiful countries and cities of the world were not created by God said they were developed by the government of the countries and cities.
He, therefore, thanked the traders for their patience and cooperation with his government since they were displaced.
Earlier in his welcome address, the state Commissioner for Lands, Physical Planning and Urban Development, Mr. Muyiwa Ige, said: “Everything that we see as being good and pleasant globally had at one time or the other passed through some processes with certain prices paid at each stage.”
Ige then appreciated the traders for their cooperation and understanding, saying that the parcel of land being handed over to them falls within the government commercial/industrial layout and covers approximately 20.919 hectares.
He said the new MDS Market situated beside the Aje International Market, still under construction by the state government, had already a borehole and electricity, adding that police post, health centre, fire station, filling station, banking mall among other facilities would be built on the market which would enhance immediate growth and economic empowerment of the traders.
THISDAY

To ensure that Osun State becomes the economic hub of Nigeria, Governor Rauf Aregbesola has once again reiterated his commitment to further develop infrastructure that will encourage investment both at the urban and rural communities of the state.

Speaking through the chairman, Aregbesola Campaign Committee in Ijesa North Federal Constituency, Dr. Wale Bolorunduro, Aregbesola assured the people that if voted into office for another term, rural-urban migration will become a thing of the past.

Bolorunduro who is also the Commissioner for Finance, Budget and Economic Planning disclosed that government, in an attempt to encourage small scale investors, has set aside N4billion as soft loan due for assessment by the people.

The campaign chairman, who led the door-to-door campaign trail of the federal constituency to Ilahun-Ijesa, Iwoye Ijesa and Ijebu Jesa said Aregbesola commitment to Agriculture informed his ‘O’ REAP programme, adding that to ensure easy transportation of farm produce, government will further open up rural communities with access roads.

He, however, charged the electorate to ensure that their votes count, adding that the presence of security agencies is not to intimidate but protect them.

Responding to Bolorunduro’s team visit to his palace, the Alahun of Ilahun-Ijesa, Oba Lawrence Ajayi, Ilufemiloye 1, pleaded with government to complete the Primary Health Centre under construction and assist the community in building a befitting palace and town hall.

While pledging the support of his subjects to the continuity of Aregbesola’s administration, Oba Ajayi said Governor Aregbesola had performed well and deserves to continue and accomplish his mission and vision for the state.

LEADERSHIP

(1). 40,000 youths employed under the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (O’YES)

(2).  5,000 Youths trained and empowered in information communication technology under the Osun Youth Empowerment Technology (O’YESTECH)

(3). Over N2.4 billion injected into the economy as allowances for the OYES Volunteers

(4). 123 kilometres of waterways (streams, arteries and canals) dredged to keep the state flood-free for three years

(5). 750,000 school students provided with free school uniform coupled with empowerment of 3,000 tailors

(6). students provided with computer tablets (Opon Imo), an electronic learning tool preloaded with 17 subjects, 54 textbooks, and past questions of JAMB, WAEC AND NECO of the past 10years.

(7). Introduction of bi-monthly environmental sanitation exercise under the O’CLEAN initiative to keep the state clean.

(8). Beautification of the 185 Km Oyo Boundary (Asejire) to Osun-Ondo Boundary (Owena)

(9). Trucks provided for a Public-Private Partnership waste management model in the state.

(10). Primary School Funding Grants increased from N7.4 million to N424 million a year.

(11). 240,000 children feed daily with nutritious meals under the Osun Elementary School Feeding (O-MEAL) and Health Programme coupled with empowerment of over 3,000 caterers

(12). Secondary School basic funding grants from N171 million to N427 million per year.

(13). Tuition fees in State-owned tertiary institutions reduced by 30%.

(14). Security of lives and properties being guaranteed with provision of 5 Armoured Personnel Carriers, over 100 security patrol vehicles and one helicopter for area surveillance.

(15). 2 state of the art police stations built.

(16). Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) increased from N300 million to N1.6billion without increasing tax payable by citizens.

(17). Setting up of Omoluabi Conservation Fund with a N4.2 Billion reserve.

(18) Osun Debt Management Office established.

(19) Building of the largest commercial apiary in Sub-Saharan Africa for refined honey production.

(20). Over 1,765 hectares of land cleared and prepared to support farmers.

(21). Rehabilitation of farm settlements in the state.

(22). Over N1 billion committed to the support of farmers.

(23). Building of super highways to connect Osun to Lagos and Osun to Kwara states.

(24). 61 Township roads covering 128km are being upgraded all over the state

(25). Ede Water Works capacity increased from 13% to 30% and plans on-going to reach 100% capacity.

(26). Over 3,000 permanent teachers employed into the state education sector and recruited 339 university graduates into osun state civil service.

(27). 218 km roads being built across the 30 local government areas and Ife East Area Office, Modakeke.

(28). Osun Ambulance Service Authority established with 400 youths trained as paramedics.

(29).  9 State Hospitals and 12 Comprehensive Health Centers being rehabilitated and refurbished in the state; 74 Primary Health Centers built.

(30). Construction of Freedom Park, the first of its kind in the history of the State of Osun.

(31). Omoluabi Garment Factory employed up to 3000 people in the State of Osun.

(32). Free rail service to all indigenes of the State of Osun living in Lagos State.

(33). With just a few I have mentioned that Man has done, you will all agree with me that our governor is an unusual governor.

(34). Payment of salaries to old age people in the State of Osun referred to as Agba Osun.

(35). O-Mediation; to settle disputes between people in the state and increase in bursary from N2000 to N10000 to all the students in tertiary institution from the State of Osun. Osun TI o tin N DARA koni BAJE OOOO.

VOTE….. RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA of APC for the 2nd term.