Information Officers in the State of Osun have been urged to strive and develop themselves intellectually and be abreast of happenings
around them in order to be relevant and justify government investments in them.

 
 
This admonition was given today by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Ministry of Information and Strategy, State of Osun, Mr. Adelani Baderinwa while declaring open a training programme organised by the Ministry for Information Officers, Sound, Graphic Artists and Photo Journalists in the Ministry.
The Commissioner said that because the Ministry is saddled with the responsibility of information dissemination in the form of publicity,
mass orientation, projection and promotion of government activities as well as agenda setting, the Information Officers have to be up and
doing by developing themselves physically and intellectually to perform these duties creditably well.
The Commissioner informed the participants that, the training programme was as a result of Governor Aregbesola’s determination to
enhance capacity building, human development and efficiency in service delivery in all the agencies of government in the State through
constant training and retraining of the staff.
He therefore enjoined the trainees to avail themselves the opportunity of the programme to further develop themselves in information
gathering and dissemination to encourage the government.
Earlier in his goodwill message, the Head of Service, Dr. Olowogboyega Oyebade had advised the trainees to realise their importance as the mouthpiece of government by projecting and propagating government activities without blemish.
He said that for the trainees to perform this role without errors, they should develop themselves to face the challenges that modern day
technological development may bring, part of which the training will expose them to.
Dr. Olowogboyega enjoined the trainees to avoid unnecessary criticisms, be selective perceptionally especially about government
activities, avoid being loquacious and be self-conscious always to protect their integrity as the image makers of government.
The Head of Service wrapped up his goodwill message by informing all workers in the State to avoid all forms of social malaise, be
punctual, resourceful and dedicated to their work as rewards await those who excel in their beats.
In her address of welcome, the Coordinating Director of the Ministry, Mrs Femi Webster- Esho thanked Governor Aregbesola for approving and making sure that, the training programme takes place noting that, it had been a long time since such training took place in the Ministry.

In an attempt to assist the Government on Educational sector, the Agency for Community and Social Development Project (CSDP) is set to increase its effort in Educational sector through rehabilitation of school buildings in rural communities in the State of Osun.
The General Manager, Osun Agency for Community and Social Development Project (CSDP), Mrs. Funmi Abokede gave this hint on Thursday during a day sensitisation workshop for the Education Secretaries and Heads of Planning Department in 15 local Government Areas that are currently addressed under poverty survey report of the state of Osun held at Osun CSDP conference Hall, Old Governor’s office, Osogbo.
Mrs. Abokede who was represented by the Monitoring and Evaluation Manager of the Agency, Mr. Bashir Adeyemo lauded the state government for prompt approval and release of the yearly government counterpart contribution for the education sector.
She added that the Governor of the state, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has directed the Agency to increase its intervention in school buildings in rural communities that need rehabilitation.
According to her, “the CSDP is designed to support the development, appraisal, coordination, implementation, supervision and evaluation of group and community based plans and the provision of financial grants there of”.
“The overall goal of the community and social development project is to improve access to services for human development in the rural Areas” she added.
In his goodwill message, the operations Manager, Osun CSDP, Mr. Felix Akinwande appreciated the Education Secretaries and Planning Officers for the importance attached to the workshop and for the cooperation they all displayed.
He said that Osun adopted CSDP because of the benefits involved and urged community to rise for the challenges of education interventions.
According to him, “Osun CSDP needs to come in because government cannot provide everything for its people”.
The Project Officers of Osun CSDP, Mrs. Aduke Obelawo added that the meeting was a fall out of directive from the Governor of Osun on education intervention in the state and she urged the participants to make good use of the meeting for education development.
However, the Chairman Forum of Education Secretaries, Pastor Moses Olu Adewale from Ila-Orangun who spoke on behalf of the participants appreciated Governor Aregbesola for all his efforts to develop the State particularly the education sector.
According to him, stakeholders in the education sector pledged to work with the government to ensure the development of education in the state and made it known that after the intervention of Osun CSDP, education would be made more attractive to school children in their various domains.
Amongst the participant local governments were Ejigbo, Ila, Olorunda, Ife-North, Boluwaduro, Atakumosa East, Odo-Otin, Atakumosa West.

To boost morale and productivity of workers in the State of Osun, the Head of Service, Dr. Olowogboyega Oyebade has unveiled a weekly award project that will target high performing staff in all agencies of government.

 
 
 
The criteria to be used are timeliness, punctuality, neatness, efficiency and integrity.
Also, according to Dr Oyebade, at the end of the month, a worker would be picked, while the overall best worker of the year will be presented an award by the Governor of the State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.
Similarly, concerning the project for the Neatest Ministry or agency for this week, the Ministry of Environment was adjudged the neatest Ministry for the second consecutive week.
To encourage wide spread emulation, a cash donation of #10,000 was given to the winning agency and another to second place winners, the Civil Service Commission.
The Committee headed by the Permanent Secretary, Local Government Service Commission, Mr. Dayo Laluwoye with other members namely Mr. Kayode Adegoke, Mr. Kelani Adesina and Mr. Oyebayo stated that, most agencies of government that did not do well last week recorded remarkable improvement this week.
Worthy of mention is the office of the Accountant-General which came from the rear last week to make the top five this week.

The government of Osun has called the people of the state to be wary of falsehood being peddled by some opposition element in the state over the concessioning of the MKO Abiola International Airport, Ido-Osun.
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A statement by the Media Adviser to Governor Rauf Aregbesola, Mr.  Sola Fasure, disclosed that government at the end of the State Executive Council Meeting condemned the deliberate attempt by some disgruntled element to thwart the effort of government geared at developing the state into an economically prosperous state among it’s pears in the country.
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It will be recalled that the State Government on October 26, 2017 signed a concession agreement with All Works of Life Development Organisation (AWOL International Limited) in conjunction with Turkish Exam Bank.
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Receiving the report of the finalisation of the agreement, the Executive Council expressed satisfaction on the arrangement and urged all the parties to do everything possible to deliver the first phase on or before the eight months envisaged in the agreement.
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Council however described the conscious efforts of the oppositions to drive a wedge into the agreement to develop the state as pure act of sabotage, which wind will blow no one any good.
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The statement added that no amount of evil strategies by these individuals would stop the agreement set in motion to get the state on the international business radar through the completion and operation of the international airport.
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Council thus admonished the people of the state to be vigilant and not allow them to sabotage this lofty project the government has embarked upon.
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The statement said: “Council condemned the campaign of calumny embarked upon by the opposition, saying the falsehood being peddled by the party is not just opposition rhetoric but a grand plan to scuttle the project.”
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Meanwhile, Council, in a bid to prevent outbreak of water borne diseases, has directed all producers and marketers of bottled and sachet water in the state to obtain certification for their operations and products from the relevant agency of government.
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This move became necessary so as to safeguard public health and prevent outbreak of water borne diseases or other related diseases in the state.
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In addition, Council also directed that all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government managing and carrying out economic intervention programmes in which an individual benefits to the tune of N100,000 and above, to bring all such individuals into the state’s tax net for the purpose of collecting tax from them.
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This will exclude the cadets of Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES) and beneficiaries of other social protection programmes like Agba Osun.