Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday assured his administration’s steadfast commitment to deliver on his five-point agenda, saying the state is on the path of sustainable growth and development.
The governor made the assurance in an interview in Osogbo before embarking on a working vacation.
He, however, declared that his administration surpassed the annual good governance target it set while assuming office on November 27, 2022.
“When I assumed office, we had benchmarks and deliverables according to each sector. Our team sets milestones to achieve in health, education, infrastructure, ICT, agriculture, youth, and women, among others. I looked back, and I can tell you we performed beyond our plans.
The opposition APC is still nursing the wound of their electoral defeat. So the party is ashamed to see the positive changes we are recording in the state. Our achievements are there for all to see.
“In the road sector, we reconstructed a total of 90 kilometres of roads, with another 45 kilometres 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 pipeline. We built 332 water projects, while major water works at Iwo, Ede, Osogbo, and Eko are under rehabilitation.
“We focused on the health sector through Imole medical outreach, which provides immediate surgeries to over 50,000 beneficiaries so far. We address the welfare needs of doctors, and we have selected 345 health centres in the state for complete rehabilitation.
“In science and technology, we introduced a digital economy agenda with new ICT and tech innovation policies. We developed a bill to domesticate the Nigeria Startup Act and launched programmes to deepen internet penetration in the state through broadband fibre optic projects.
“I reformed the public service by ensuring professionalism. I launched a phased payment of my inherited pension and half my salary debt. I just enrolled all pensioners in the health insurance scheme. We have done a lot in just under one year.
“I am repositioning the tourism sector into a tourism and cultural industry. A lot of work is ongoing to raise the sector as a major revenue source for Osun State. In my advocacy for positive change, I’ve emphasised the power of entertainment. Our administration is actively creating an environment for the thriving of our creatives.
“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 agricultural processing zones as well as further support for the mechanisation of farming in the state.
And of course, we have restored the local government system with elections to be held in a year or so. The grass-roots government is now ongoing.
“For the mining sector, like I recently stated, we are recording an increase in revenue generation. Accumulated service charges on our licences have been cleared. We are at the tail end of upgrading our exploration leases to mining leases.
We are now operating an environmentally friendly operation. EIA (environmental impact assessment) and EMP (environmental management plan) are now a must before mining operations,” the governor noted in the interview.
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