Osun at 28: Oyetola says better days ahead

Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun state has congratulated the people of the state on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of its creation.

In a statement personally signed by him, the governor noted that even though the government has every reason to roll out the drums in celebration, it has decided to make it a low key affair, owing to the prevailing economic situation in the country.

While paying glowing tributes to the founding fathers of the state, including his predecessors in office for laying what he called a “solid foundation,” Oyetola noted that the people of the state too have spoken that they are a people of unrivalled culture, ingenuity and hard work.

He added that “we have kept faith with the vision of our founding fathers to sustainably build ‘Ipinle Omoluabi’ – state of the virtuous.

The governor also noted that the current administration is one of continuity, saying that is why it has continued the transformation of the state from where the last administration left off.

The governor said the administration’s policies and programmes are driven by citizens’ needs, which were harvested during the thank you tour/town hall meetings, where the people presented their yearnings and aspirations to the government.

He noted that the exercise was further validated by the United Kingdom Department for International Development’s (DFID) funded citizens’ needs assessment exercise.

Oyetola explained that every responsible government must make people’s demands the basis of its policies and implementation, asserting that his administration has demonstrated that it is one that can be trusted by the people at home and in the Diaspora to fulfil promises made to the people.

“We promised to pay full salary to all our workers, we have not defaulted. We promised to pay our pensioners; we have also not defaulted. We promised to rebuild, remodel and, in some cases, carry out total rehabilitation of existing school buildings.

“We have commissioned completed projects in that regard in Telemu and Morinu, in Olaoluwa and Iwo Local Government Areas respectively. Our work as a government so far points to one fact: better days ahead” the governor said.