We’ve constructed 90km of roads across Osun within one year — Adeleke
By Ismail Azeez, Osogbo
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said his administration has reconstructed 90 kilometers of roads across the state within one year in office.
Adeleke disclosed that another 45 kilometers are still ongoing as they had completed key intercity roads like the Ikirun-Osogbo road while Iwo-Osogbo is ongoing. The governor spoke through Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, at a briefing to mark one year achievements of his government held at the State Secretariat, Abere.
He said that the five-point agenda of his government is split into annual plans across the sectors, stating Governor Adeleke has delivered on the first-year plan which he said has surpassed the target.
According to him, “In the road sector, we reconstructed a total of 90 kilometers of roads with another 45 kilometers ongoing. We completed key intercity roads like the Ikirun-Osogbo road while Iwo-Osogbo is ongoing.
“We completely rehabilitated 31 schools with another 31 in the pipelines. We built 332 water projects while major water works at Iwo, Ede, Osogbo, and Eko Ende are under rehabilitation.
“We focused on the health sector through Imole medical outreach which provides immediate surgeries with over 50 000 beneficiaries so far.
“We address the welfare needs of doctors and we have slated 345 health centers in the state for rehabilitation.
”In science and tech, we introduced a digital economy agenda with new ICT and tech innovations policies. We developed a bill to domesticate the Nigeria Startup Act and launched programs to deepen internet penetration of the state through broadband fiber optic projects.
“We reformed the public service by ensuring professionalism. I launched a phased payment of inherited pension and half salary debt. I just enrolled all pensioners in the health insurance scheme.
“We repositioned the tourism sector into a tourism and cultural industry. A lot of work is ongoing into raising the sector as a major revenue source for Osun state.
“Our administration is actively creating an environment for the thriving of creatives. We’ve revitalised key festivals, positioning them as global entertainment opportunities — from the Osun Osogbo Festival to the Sango Festival and the introduction of the Adire Festival.
“Moreover, Osun State is gearing up to host significant entertainment events.
The sports sector is undergoing major reform. We are setting up a sports commission and expanding into other games beyond football.
“In agriculture, we are working on the establishment of agric processing zones as well as further support for mechanisation of farming in the state. And of course, we have restored the local government system with elections to hold for a year or so. Grassroots government is now ongoing.
“For the mining sector, we are recording an increase in revenue generation. Accumulated service charges on our licenses have been cleared. We are at the tail end of upgrading our exploration leases to mining leases.
“This will bring more investors. We are now operating an environmentally friendly operation. EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment) and EMP (Environmental management plan) is now a must before mining operation. Cleaning up the polluted environment is also ongoing.
“Our mining operation now has zero tolerance for environmental degradation. We have had a long-drawn negotiation with mining companies operating in Osun since the beginning of the year,” he added.
