By Funmi Adekoya
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has reaffirmed his commitment to responsive leadership as he informed traditional rulers that the state government is delivering on good governance.
Speaking while receiving a delegation of the state’s traditional rulers led by the Orangun of Oke-Ila, Oba Dokun Abolarin in his office, the governor assured the royal fathers that inclusive and responsive leadership were his priorities to expand the capacity and efficiency of the state to deliver.
Adeleke, who noted that the foundation of governance in Africa is the traditional institutions, said he had the deepest of respect for traditional institutions long before he assumed the office of governor.
“Since we took over, we have judiciously managed the state finance. We enforced due process and we placed emphasis on welfare of workers and people of Osun State.
“My administration is implementing a far reaching infrastructure upgrade of Osun State. Across the local governments, we ensure roads and bridges are being constructed and rehabilitated. We are refurbishing schools and health centers. We are making strong headway in the health and education sector. Our Imole Free Medical Surgeries are ongoing across the nine federal constituencies.
“I assure you of my deep commitment to service delivery. Our team is primed to continue to deliver good governance and dividends of democracy,” Governor Adeleke posited.
Earlier, the Orangun of Oke-Ila, Oba Abolarin had commended the governor for his massive delivery of democratic dividends to the people of the state alongside his pro-people style.
Similarly, Senator Ademola Adeleke has reiterated his resolve to revamp the education sector to reclaim the lost glory of Osun in performance ratings among other states in Nigeria.
Governor Adeleke stated this while receiving the report of the Osun Education Summit at the Exco Lounge of the Governor’s Office, commending the committee for a great job.
The governor expressed disappointment at the discovery by the committee especially on the number of out of school children and promised that government would study and implement the recommendations contained in the document.
He assured that by the time the state’s education sector is repositioned for efficiency, parents who pay cut throat fees for their children would have alternative, as public schools would be able to compete favourably with private schools in the state.
Presenting the 70 paged reports to the governor, Chairman, Osun Educational Summit Committee,Professor Oyesoji Aremu of the University of Ibadan, described the current rating of Osun State in national examinations as very worrisome.
He said the best result recorded by the state was in 2017 when Osun was rated 7th in WAEC as against 2018 and 2019 when the state ranked 29th out of the 36 states of the Federation.
Professor Aremu also lamented that Osun State was leading with the number of out of school children.
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