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The second term bid of the governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the August 9 governorship election, has received a boost, as findings of a survey scored him high in terms of popularity.

In the report of a survey conducted by a socio-political group, Good Governance Vanguard (GGV), Aregbesola has 82 per cent chance of winning the election, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Iyiola Omisore, has 9 per cent chance.

The Labour Party (LP) candidate, Alhaji Fatai Akinbade, according to the report, has 7 per cent chance of winning, while other political parties shared 2 per cent, with an error margin of 2.5 per cent.

The report, which was signed by the Coordinator of the group, Pastor Mathew Adenrele, said that random selection approach was used to conduct the poll in all the nine federal constituencies of the state.

The respondents in the poll, the report said, cut across politicians, civil servants, artisans, market men and women and students.

Respondents were drawn from minimum of six major towns and communities in each of the federal constituencies of the state.

The report said the largest percentage of the respondents attributed their love for Aregbesola to his developmental programmes and policies, while they rejected Omisore for what they described as his “perceived criminal conduct” and his unfavourable antecedents when he occupied political offices in the past.

Some of the respondents, according to the report, identified the reformation in the education system, ranging from construction of new schools, distribution of tablets of knowledge (Opon Imo), increment of grants to schools and distribution of free uniforms as some of the policies that have positively affected their lives and made them show interest in the governor.

The report read: “In the course of compiling the results of this poll, it was established that the programmes and policies of Rauf Aregbesola’s administration are acceptable to the people and have given him popularity above other candidates.

“The largest percentage of the respondents attributed their love for Aregbesola to his policies on education, ranging from construction of new schools, initiation and distribution of Opon-Imo to students, distribution of free uniforms to students, free meal to elementary school pupils, cancellation of PTA fees by students and increment of grant to schools and encouragement of teachers.

“In the area of infrastructural development, all the respondents attested to the fact that Aregbesola’s administration has constructed a number of roads that no government has ever done in the past.

“While some of the respondents also affirmed their support for Aregbesola due to his approach to youth employment, especially, through OYES and other job creation strategies, some said their supports were borne out of their interest in his social security programmes like Agba-Osun welfare programme, care for physically-challenged and mentally-ill people,” the report read.

The respondents, according to the survey, have made up their minds to re-elect Aregbesola, with a view to appreciating his developmental programmes and allow him complete the projects he had started.

On the other hand, the respondents who voted in favour of Omisore and Akinbade, according to the report, were mainly politicians of PDP and LP extractions, who want their party to be in government.

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94c241200d6ca11b222be2340ae5dafa_LSince her creation, the Governor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola’s passion to develop the state of the living spring is legendary and unequal.

His impressive performance as the Commissioner for works, during the era of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the governor of Lagos state was no doubt the elixir he needed to turn a state like Osun around and make it the envy among other states of the federation. More importantly was the avalanche of ideas and information at his disposal to make Osun great long before he assumed power.

Indeed, with the physical development across the nooks and crannies of the state, Osun State can be said to be fortunate to have someone that is fully prepared to transform the state and take it to a greater height as it manifests in the implementation of the six-point integral action plan of Governor Rauf Aregbesola in Osun State in the past three years.

Of particular note is that, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola came into office with the determination to banish poverty, hunger and unemployment; restore a healthy living, promote functional education, and enhance communal peace and progress.
According to him, his commitment and determination is to make life worthy of living for the people of the State hence his introduction of programmes that touch the lives of every individual in the State.

Therefore, the unacceptable state of education in the State when the Aregbesola’s administration came into the saddle of governance informed the call for an education summit, attended by great educationists and intellectuals of all persuasions.

Professor Wole Soyinka made out time to personally attend the summit and made recommendation on which basis a complete overhaul of the education system of the state was done.
The most important conclusion of the summit was the restructuring of the system into three basic categories, Elementary, Middle and High schools. Primary 1–4 is the elementary school; 5–9 is the middle school, while grade 10–12 is the high school.

But for the effect of the change the new policy brought, it led to misunderstandings, and some have tried to mischaracterize the reforms as having a religious undertone.  Whereas, the major features of the new education reform that attracted criticism are: the introduction of a single school uniform to each of the three categories of schools throughout the state, the merger of single sex schools with mixed sex schools, the merger of Christian schools with Muslin schools and vice versa, the total wipe out of some schools, the use of hijab in “Christian schools” and perceived change in the names of schools.

Critics of these reforms particularly argued that the introduction of single uniform to schools is capable of causing indiscipline as it will be difficult for schools to identify their students. Old students of phased out schools were afraid of what might be their lot in case there is need for them to come to their Alma Mata for documentation or even the agony of having their history wiped out.

Also advocates of single sex schools felt that the sanity in the schools might be eroded apart from the loss of identity while some religious leaders argued that their schools should be made to retain their norms as stipulated in their religion, hence the resistance that no female Muslin should be allowed to wear hijab in Christian schools.

However, government has argued for its actions and made remedies where necessary. For example, the fear of loss of names of the schools is no longer there as government has ensured that the schools maintained their names with little modifications, hence we have Salvation Army Primary School, Alekuwodo Oshogbo changed to Salvation Army Middle School, Alekuwodo, Oshogbo, Baptist Primary School, Ilare, Ile-Ife is now Baptist Elementary Primary School, Ilare, Ile-Ife.
On the issue of single uniform for the three classes of schools, government wants parents to enjoy cheap procurement of school uniforms and further assisted by distributing school uniforms free to all students across the state.

To solve the issue of identity, government has disclosed the plan to produce badges for each school and smart cards for each student of public schools in the state for easy documentation and identification as it is being practiced in some countries like Brazil, Malaysia Ghana, Benin Republic etc.
The most pronounced problem that greeted the reform is the allegation of trying to Islamize the State by government by encouraging the use of hijab in Christian schools.

Meanwhile government has consistently debunked the allegation insisting that hijab was never part of the uniform distributed to students more so that the matter is already in court for adjudication.
Besides, Government has been emphatic on the fact that all public schools belong to government and that it is out of its magnanimity that whatever is left of any religion in schools are allowed.

Recently, at the commissioning of school buildings at the Baptist Elementary Primary School, Ilare, Ile-Ife on 18th February, 2014, Governor Aregbesola charged the people of the state to support the new education policy of his administration, which he said was for the good of both the children and the parents.

Aregbesola in his speech at the commissioning ceremony which had the Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuade and other dignitaries in attendance said the new policy of the state government on education has no religious sentiment.
He warned the critics of his administration and the education policy in particular to exercise patience till the policy begins to produce good results, which he said would be beneficial to all and sundry in the state.

He stated that the hallmark of the new education policy in the state was the enhancement of better welfare for both the teachers and students of all public schools in the state. He also said that the government was being motivated by the ideal of development of young individuals in the state; hence the huge amount of money committed into the education sector.

Aregbesola who has consistently insisted that the philosophy of his education policy is the development of a new man intellectually, socially and morally maintained that the educational reform policy of his administration would achieve the desired objective in due course.

According to him, Government has the plan to build 20 new high schools, 50 middle schools and 100 elementary schools. Each of these schools will be equipped to state-of–the-art standards, especially with digital learning aids, electronic boards, functional and contemporary laboratory equipment, sports facilities, clean water and large power generators.

True to his words, the elementary school commissioned by the Governor at Ile-Ife apart from being unique in outlook, has facilities known to be peculiar to private schools such as recreation, sports, laboratory and library facilities all duly equipped.

The only way to provide these facilities at affordable costs is to make the maximum use of the available resources at the disposal of government, hence the need to merge small, poorly equipped schools, into larger schools where all the facilities can be provided to large numbers of students using economies of scale to maximum advantage.
It need to be emphasized here that Osun State Government has committed the larger part of its financial resource to education with the free launch provided to class 1-4 on a daily basis that costs N 3.6billion annually, provision of free uniform to students across the state with N900Million, the N1.2 Billion spent on the provision of tablet of knowledge, N14.8 billion expended on construction of school buildings under its O’ School programme.
Besides, government has recruited no fewer than 10,407 teachers to public schools
Won’t you rather allow the good works in the education sector continue? Asks Remi Odewale

•Odewale writes from Ifetedo, Ife-South Local Government

•Culled from CHAMPION Newspaper

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OSUN 2014: First Lady Canvasses Support For Husband

Wife of Osun State Gover­nor and Initiator of Sheri Care Foundation, Alhaja Sherifat Aregbesola has called on women and children in the state to support the re-election of her husband.
Mrs. Aregbe­sola urged parents to give maximum support to Aregbesola in his desire to rule the state for a second term. She said this while hosting Miss Zainab Ola­wale, a 12 year old student of Government Unity School, Osogbo, who emerged the winner of Spelling Bee competition at the Government House, Osogbo.
She assured that her husband would continue with the laudable programmes of his government which she said cut across all strata of the economy in his second term in office, just as she disclosed that the present administration in the state would identify tal­ented students in all the public primary and secondary schools in the state, with a view to promoting their talents to the outside world.

According to reports from The Sun, she said the present administration in the state was determined to give adequate educational training to all the children in the state, regardless of political or religious affiliation of their parents. Mrs. Aregbesola said efforts are on to identify brilliant but indigent students in all the public schools in the state with a view to assisting them fulfill their destinies in life.
The First Lady also noted that the efforts of the state government on the new educa­tion policies have started yielding good results with the outstanding performances of the students at both local and international competitions. She reminded that the students in the state have been trained on how to tackle chal­lenges as they arise, hence their excellent performances at various competitions.
 
 

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Photos of the Christian Association Of Nigerian and the Governor at an Interaction meeting on the Governor’s Second Term Ambition in the 2014 Gubernatorial Election, at CAN Secretariat, Owode-Ede, State of Osun on Monday 30-06-2014

From left, Deputy Governor State of Osun Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori; Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun Chapter, Reverend Elijah Ogundiya, during an Interaction with the Governor on his Second Term Ambition in the 2014 Gubernatorial Election, at CAN Secretariat, Owode-Ede, State of Osun on Monday 30-06-2014

From left, Deputy Governor State of Osun Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori;
Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola and Chairman, Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN), Osun Chapter, Reverend Elijah Ogundiya, during an
Interaction with the Governor on his Second Term Ambition in the 2014
Gubernatorial Election, at CAN Secretariat, Owode-Ede, State of Osun
on Monday 30-06-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, addressing Executives of Osun Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), during an Interaction on his Second Term Ambition in the 2014 Gubernatorial Election, at CAN Secretariat, Owode-Ede, State of Osun. Insert is, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun Chapter, Reverend Elijah Ogundiya reading through the Governor’s Manifestos titled: My Pact with the People of Osun, on Monday 30-06-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, addressing Executives
of Osun Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), during an Interaction
on his Second Term Ambition in the 2014 Gubernatorial Election, at CAN
Secretariat, Owode-Ede, State of Osun. Insert is, Chairman, Christian
Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun Chapter, Reverend Elijah Ogundiya
reading through the Governor’s Manifestos titled: My Pact with the
People of Osun, on Monday 30-06-2014

From right, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun Chapter, Reverend Elijah Ogundiya; Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; his Deputy, Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori and Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Osun Chapter, Elder Adelowo Adebiyi, during an Interaction with the Governor on his Second Term Ambition in the 2014 Gubernatorial Election, at CAN Secretariat, Owode-Ede, State of Osun on Monday 30-06-2014

From right, Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Osun
Chapter, Reverend Elijah Ogundiya; Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf
Aregbesola; his Deputy, Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori and Chairman, All
Progressives Congress (APC), Osun Chapter, Elder Adelowo Adebiyi,
during an Interaction with the Governor on his Second Term Ambition in
the 2014 Gubernatorial Election, at CAN Secretariat, Owode-Ede, State of Osun on Monday 30-06-2014

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AHEAD the August 9 governorship election, the electorate have been urged to choose the next governor of the state based on proven record of performance and credibility.

A member representing Orolu State Constituency at the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr. Kamil Oyedele, stated this at the inaugural re-election campaign rally organised for Governor Rauf Aregbesola in Orolu local council of the state.

Oyedele noted that some of the candidates seeking to be elected by the people had participated in one administration or the other before, saying the people should use their performance and integrity as yardstick to choose the next governor of the state.

He observed that testimonies by the people were suggestive that Governor Aregbesola had recorded some notable achievements in the past three and a half years in the saddle, adding that the only way to make him do more was for the people to re-elect him for a second term.

He said this will enable the governor continue with his developmental projects across the state.

The lawmaker however appealed to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure a free, fair and credible election in Osun State.

He urged INEC to remain an impartial umpire during the poll, saying this would rekindle the confidence of the electorate in the commission’s ability to midwife democratic process.

Also speaking, the APC chairman in the council area, Alhaji Ibrahim Ganiyu, warned that the party would not allow rigging during the election and charged INEC to ensure that all stakeholders play the game according to the rule.

Ganiyu, while appealing to INEC to make adequate preparation for a hitch-free poll, implored security operatives to ensure adequate protection for people during and after the poll.

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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has redeemed its image with the decent conduct of the Ekiti State election, and this signifies its readiness to deliver a credible election come 2015. Unlike the Anambra election where observers complained of poor logistics and ill prepared ad hoc staff, opinions have been unanimous in hailing the commission for correcting past errors and for introducing new ideas that have helped in making the process more credible. INEC must therefore be applauded and encouraged to continue with its efforts aimed at ensuring that elections in Nigeria, reflects the wishes of the people.
However, it is pertinent to raise cogent questions while analysing events that occurred before and during the elections. This is imperative as we continue to make efforts to strengthen our fledging democracy. Election is far from a one day affair, it is a process that involves various stakeholders working together to achieve a common objective. While INEC can be applauded for its non partisan approach to the election, same cannot be said of security agencies whose stance before the election seems to portray them, as playing out a script handed down to them by the powers that be. Although security agents were reported to have conducted themselves with decorum during the elections, the intimidation and arrest of key members of one political party could have only served the interest of the other party, that used its leverage with the federal might to tilt the balance of fair play in the contest.
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), did not hide its desire to capture Ekiti State and their conduct going into the election, left no one in doubt as to how far they were willing to go. Governors were illegally barred from attending their party rally, party leaders were arrested on the eve of the election, an aerial siege was laid on the house of the Governor. These are provocative acts that are capable of causing breakdown of law and order. It can also result to voter apathy where voters, would rather stay away from the election due to fear. According to INEC, Ekiti State has 733,776 registered voters, but just a little over half of that number, 369,257 people representing 50.32% of the total number of registered voters, turned up for the election. Why was this so? While it may be difficult to ascertain whether the outcome of the election would have been different if more people had come out to vote, we cannot discountenance the fact that people stay away from election due to fear and intimidation. The number of gun wielding security men on the streets of Ekiti was enough to dissuade ‘the not so courageous’, from coming out to vote. More importantly, the deployment of security agents, to hound and intimidate the ruling party in the state, is a dangerous antics that must be vehemently condemned. The brazen abuse of State power and the instruments of the state in a Democratic regime cannot deepen the course of democracy, if anything, it threatens the very foundation of democracy.
Governor Kayode Fayemi must be lauded for his calm and gentlemanly disposition even in the face of obvious intimidation and for accepting the outcome of the election even when the use of federal might, might have affected the election in a way. Osun State beckons and those who have test run their strategy with Ekiti, would be buoyed by the result to go even extra miles in capturing Osun State. In doing so, these people must be warned to pursue their ambition within the confines of the law. Osun State may not be as pliable as Ekiti and the incumbent Governor may not fold his arms and allow himself or his supporters to be intimidated with the Federal might. An enforcement of the Ekiti template in Osun may result to needless violence, this must be totally avoided.
A level playing field must be provided for all political parties to express their freedom and pursue their ambition. Mr. President has in line with his promise ensured that elections conducted under him has been largely credible, he must now go a step further to ensure that the security agencies are fair to all sides during election. He should resist the urge to deploy his enormous power in tilting the balance of fair play in favor of his party.
Offor Honest is an active Nigerian citizen
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Ramadan: Aregbesola Asks Muslims To Pray For The Nation

As the holy month of Ramadan begins, the Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has charged Muslims all over the country to pray for peace and security.

In a statement by the Director, Bureau of Communications and Strategy, Office of the Governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, the Governor said Ramadan is a month in which Muslims redouble their spiritual efforts for the attainment of piety.

Aregbesola tasked the Muslim ummah to use the holy month to pray fervently for peace and security in the nation and the State of Osun.

He reiterated that Islam is a religion that promotes peace and it’s adherents have no choice but to peaceful and peace-loving in their behaviours and conducts.

The statement said in part: “this is a month that comes once in a year. It is a month designed by Allah to open the door of mercy, favour and forgiveness to His creatures.

“We should seize this opportunity to pray for the country to overcome all the socio-political upheaval and insecurity it has been battling with.

“Our dear state is also going through a historical political journey as the day of election draws near. It is our duty to pray for free and fair election on August 9 election.

“We must extend hands of fellowship to both Muslims and non-Muslims; use the month to share, care and show love to others.

“Above all, we must strive to be agents and promoters of peaceful and harmonious co-existence in our communities as well as resolve not to revisit whatever anti-social vices that Ramadan has prevented us from engaging in.”

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MoU - 4All is set for the mining of the first gold in Ilesha, in the State of Osun as the Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with an Australian mining firm, Andalusian Mining Industry.

This was as the leader of the mining firm, Colin Miller disclosed to the governor that his company would present the first raw gold to the people of the state before the end this year.

The signing ceremony took place at the Government House, Osogbo yesterday with a moderate ceremony with the governor in attendance.

The governor said the Australian mining firm had conducted a geological survey which confirmed that there is a huge deposit of gold in Ilesha.

Aregbesola stated that the discovery has presented the state with a wonderful opportunities to partner with Andalusian in the breakdown, exploration and mining of gold in the state.

He said the people and the state look forward to having maximum advantage of the mining firm’s presence in the state

The governor described gold mining in state as a major breakthrough to the government and a business opportunity for the state.

He stated that government looks forward to speedy operation and intervention in the prospecting for gold before the end of the year.

The governor expressed hope that the state has joined the league of mining of non-oil mineral producing states in the country.

“With your partnership in gold mining, which will in turn create wealth for the immediate environment and the entire people of the state, you have a full partner with us

I am joyous for the opportunity that our state will join the comity of state that now mine mineral deposits

To our dear state, we are on the move to actualise our dream as model of peace, progress, opportunity and growth,” Aregbesola said.

He tasked the company to be conscious of not hurting the people, their means of livelihood and the environment in course of prospecting the gold deposit at Itagunmodi in Ilesha.

In his remarks after the signing of the MoU, Colin Miller said that the summit in Australia on gold mining encouraged his firm to come to Osun.

Miller said, his company’s visit to the site of the prospective gold mine has also encouraged them to partner with the government for mining operation for upward of four years.

He thanked the governor for his foresight and vision for the state, promising that before the end of this year, gold will be struck and the first raw gold presented to the people of the state.

“We are looking forward for an enduring partnership with your state. Our presence at the gold mine will create employment opportunity for the people of the state.

“With this joint venture for the considerable resource in Ilesha, we promise that before the end of the year we would be together both with gold in our hand,” Miller said.

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Photos from the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Firm for Gold Mining in Ilesa, at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun on Saturday 28-06-2014

From right, Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Project Manager, Andalusian Mining Limited, Perth Western Australia, Colin Miller and Managing Director of the Company, Wayne Miller, during the Signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Firm for Gold Mining in Ilesa, at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun on Saturday 28-06-2014

From right, Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; Project
Manager, Andalusian Mining Limited, Perth Western Australia, Colin Miller
and Managing Director of the Company, Wayne Miller, during the Signing of
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Firm for Gold Mining in Ilesa,
at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun on Saturday 28-06-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (right) Signing the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Project Manager, Andalusian Mining Limited, Perth Western Australia, Colin Miller (2nd left) for Gold Mining in Ilesa at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun. With them are, Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Mineral and Natural Resources, Prince Tunde Ajilore (2nd right); Solicitor General/Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Mrs Abiola Adewemimo (left) and Managing Director of the Firm, Wayne Miller on Saturday 28-06-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (right) Signing the
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Project Manager, Andalusian Mining
Limited, Perth Western Australia, Colin Miller (2nd left) for Gold Mining
in Ilesa at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun. With them are, Senior
Special Assistant to the Governor on Mineral and Natural Resources, Prince
Tunde Ajilore (2nd right); Solicitor General/Permanent Secretary, Ministry
of Justice, Mrs Abiola Adewemimo (left) and Managing Director of the Firm, Wayne Miller on Saturday 28-06-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (2nd right); his Deputy, Mrs Titi Laoye-Tomori (left); Project Manager, Andalusian Mining Limited, Perth Western Australia, Colin Miller (centre); Managing Director of the Firm, Wayne Miller (2nd left) and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Mineral and Natural Resources, Prince Tunde Ajilore (right), after Signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian Firm for Gold Mining in Ilesa at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun on Saturday 28-06-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (2nd right); his Deputy, Mrs
Titi Laoye-Tomori (left); Project Manager, Andalusian Mining Limited, Perth
Western Australia, Colin Miller (centre); Managing Director of the Firm,
Wayne Miller (2nd left) and Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on
Mineral and Natural Resources, Prince Tunde Ajilore (right), after Signing
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Australian Firm for Gold Mining
in Ilesa at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun on Saturday 28-06-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (right) exchanging Signed Documents with Project Manager, Andalusian Mining Limited, Perth Western Australia, Colin Miller after Signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Firm for Gold Mining in Ilesa at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun on Saturday 28-06-2014

Governor State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (right) exchanging Signed
Documents with Project Manager, Andalusian Mining Limited, Perth Western
Australia, Colin Miller after Signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)
with the Firm for Gold Mining in Ilesa at Government House, Osogbo, State of Osun on Saturday 28-06-2014

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Urban Development: Aregbesola To Pay N2bn Compensation …As Property Owners Pledge Support For Governor's Second Term

The Governor of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has promised to pay a whopping sum of N2bn as compensation to the affected property owners whose properties were affected by the urban renewal project of the government before the end of the year.

The affected people included landlords and tenants along the popular MDS corridor, Fakunle-Olaiya axis, Old-Garage-Igbona-Ayetoro, Ogbaagbaa,-Okefia-Rasco, Ajegunle-Moshalashi Gaji to Orita Baba Onisekere as well as Railway Line axis all in Osogbo, the state capital.

Aregbesola commended the peaceful manner with which the affected people conducted themselves while the separation exercise lasted.

The governor observed that he understands the pain and hardship the urban renewal project has brought to the people.

According him, the developmental stride of the government, especially the urban renewal, is not an attempt to cripple people’s businesses or inflict pains on their means of livelihood but to further open the state to the international world for desirable investment.

“As at today, the administration has paid about N812 million as compensation to some of the affected people.

“I have also approved a sum of N2 billion as additional funds to those whose properties were affected.

“We promise that before the end of the year all affected people would have been duly compensated,” Aregbesola said.

Speaking earlier, the Commissioner for Lands Physical Planning and Urban Development, Architect Muyiwa Ige, disclosed that various sums of money had been paid to petty traders, whose shops were affected.

He stated that about 1, 500 shops have already be allocated to owners of properties along the MDS corridors.

In his remark, the Representative of the property owners, Mr. Moshood Oladejo, appealed to the government to fulfil it’s promise to the affected people.

He also reaffirmed the people’s support for the government and the re-election bid of the Governor.

Many of the property owners commended the Governor for being forthright in his promise to the people saying they understood the need for sacrifices in order to ensure the transformation of Osun.

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