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OSUN DEFENDER

The Republic of Ireland chapter of Oranmiyan Foundation, a socio-political group founded by Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State, has donated toilet facility to the Osun State General Hospital, Ede, Ede South Local Government Area.
The handing-over ceremony which held recently at the hospital premises was used by the donour group to commend Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s giant strides which they claim cut across all the major sectors of national economy.
The donated items included toilets for patients and hospital staff, water tank, cleaning tools, among others.
Speaking at the event, which was graced by the group’s Worldwide President, Prince Felix Awofisayo, the chairman of the chapter, Dr. Oluwole Alabi, said the decision to provide the toilet facility was an outcome of the needs assessment tour the organisation embarked upon in April when they visited the state.
He explained that the chapter was prepared to complement the governor’s commitment to eradicate poverty, banish hunger and diseases in the state by investing time, energy and other resources at their disposal to support the present administration in the state.
He also on behalf of the chapter thanked the governor for the appointment of the chapter’s Treasurer, Dr. Rafiu Isamotu, as the new Senior Special Adviser on Health.
Prince Awofisayo in his goodwill message commended the governor for his commitment to the urban renewal project and the ongoing renovation of hospitals across the state.
The Permanent Secretary for the Health Management Board, Mrs. Omolara Ajayi, who represented the Commissioner for Health, Dr. (Mrs.) Temitope Ilori, thanked the donour and sought for more “community participation and support in the ongoing transformation efforts of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.”
The hospital’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Oluwole Adejumo was appreciative of the gesture and pledged that the facility would adequately be maintained. He also conducted the guests, which included the newly appointed SSA to the governor on Health, round the hospital to assess the ongoing renovation of the facilities.
Dr. Isamotu, whose appearance at the event marked his first official visit to the hospital warned medical officers against truancy, negligence and insubordinations, saying the new leadership in the state is all out to make healthy living a habit among the people.
Representatives of other chapters of the foundation around the globe including those from the United Kingdom were on hand to applaud their colleagues.
NATIONAL MIRROR

The governor of the State of Osun, Rauf Aregbesola, has disclosed that a law will soon be enacted to give more incentives to civil servants in the state who are posted to the rural community.
Aregbesola said this is in line with his administration’s commitment to the development of the rural areas of the state and reduce the constant rural-urban drift.
The governor, who revealed this Tuesday in Ila-Orangun at a feedback programme tagged Gbangba Dekun,  the incentive would come in term of salary increase to encourage civil servants posted to the rural communities when the law is finally put in place.
According to him, there would be a 25% salary increase to be added to the take-home pay of such public workers, which would serve as rural posting allowance for working in the rural area.
This incentive, Aregbesola averred, would prevent workers in posted to rural community to stay there and work rather than run away from his new place of immediate primary assignment.
“Experience and record have showed that while some workers posted to the rural areas quickly seek transfer from such places; others, who did not seek transfer, hardly stay in their new place of primary assignment, preferring to work in rural area and live in the urban area.
“This system hardly gives the people of the rural communities the needed opportunity to know and interact with such public workers thereby creating administrative gap between the people and their public servants.
“This government is therefore proposing a law that will encourage workers posted to the rural areas to state by given them incentive. This will come in the mode of  25 percent addition to their salary to serve as rural posting allowance for such workers,” Aregbesola said.
He added that the new legislation would affect officers on level 12 and above  and made it compulsory for any officer in that category, who wants promotion, to have a record of three years service in the rural area before he could be qualified for such promotion.
While responding to questions asked by people at the event, Aregbesola promised the people of the state that his government would leave no stone unturned in his rural development polices.
In his response,  the Orangun of Ila, Oba AbdulWahab Oyedotun, thanked the governor for his sterling performance since he came to power, saying the state had never been such bless with a visionary leader.

The Osun State Civil Service has commiserated with the Alakija and Aderemi families on the death of the first female Head of Service in the old Oyo State and Nigeria, Princess Tejumade Alakija.
In a statement, the Head of Service (HoS), Mr. Sunday Owoeye, described the late Princess Alakija as “an uncommon gift to the human race”.
Owoeye said she was an “erudite” civil servant and “a trail blazer”.
He said: “Mama fought a good fight, ran a fine race and departed with a sparkling crown befitting an authentic princess. Indeed, she came, she saw and she conquered to the glory of God. She was God’s uncommon gift to the human race.
“We commiserate with the Aderemi royal family and that of the Alakija. May God grant them the fortitude to bear the loss. We take solace in the fact that Mama would have good news to relay to the late Baba Adesoji Aderemi on the amazing renaissance and development in Osun State under the dynamic leadership of Governor Rauf Aregbesola, especially the on-going Oba Adesoji Aderemi Bye-Pass in Osogbo, the state capital.”
THE NATION

Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State on Tuesday said that his administration had cancelled pre-nursery in all government owned public schools in the state.
Aregbesola said this in Ila Orangun during a feedback interactive forum with the people in the area.
The governor, who addressed the crowd in Yoruba, said that his administration decided to cancel the pre-nursery because it was wrong for mothers to dump their babies in schools in the name of building careers.
He said, “ We have cancelled pre-nursery in all public schools. Babies in pre-nursery schools should be under their mothers’ care and not in school. Mothers should take care of their babies until they are six years old.
“Children from six years of age to 18 will enjoy free and qualitative education, we are committed to giving our children qualitative education and we won’t compromise on this.”
The governor also said that his administration was working on a bill to make it mandatory for any civil servant to work for at least three years in rural communities before they could rise beyond Grade Level 12.
This, according to him, is aimed at stopping civil servants from rejecting their postings to work in rural areas.
He said, “Any worker on Level 12 who wants to rise beyond the level must have three years of service in rural communities or such would not rise beyond that level.”
PUNCH

Residents of the state of Osun have been enjoined to report vandals of public properties to their traditional heads and security agents for prompt action.
Governor of the state of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola stated this at the 12th edition of the monthly Walk-To-Live exercise held in Ijebu Jesa.
Governor Aregbesola ,who described vandals of public properties as enemies of progress, stressed the need for people to always be vigilant.
According to him, the walk to live exercise should not be seen as a political jamboree but an avenue to let the people know the importance of engaging in physical exercise.
While stressing the need for residents of the state to maintain a healthy environment, Ogbeni Aregbesola appreciated the organisers of the programme for a job well done.
Speaking, the Executive Secretary of Oriade Local Government, Mr Taiwo Fatiregun expressed the support of the people of the local government area to the State Government.
Some of the law makers and members of the APC who took part in the exercise eulogized the Governor for his good work.