By Funmi Ojo
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke says he will continue to take steps that will make life better for the people.
Governor Adeleke stated this at the flag-off ceremony of one billion naira revolving loan for cooperative societies in Osun state.
The Governor who maintained that the target beneficiaries for the revolving loan are the market men, women and artisans, said his administration would not relent to fulfill his electoral promises to the people.
He explained that the disbursement of the loan is to be done in three phases to make a total of over three billion naira for 15, 272 cooperative members in each phase across 332 wards in Osun State.
The Governor advised the beneficiaries to use the loan for productive and profitable businesses in order to boost the state economy.
Governor Adeleke urged beneficiaries to be committed and not default so as to achieve the goal of wiping out poverty from the State.
Earlier, the Commissioner for Cooperatives and Empowerment, Mr. Bayo Ogungbangbe had said the disbursement of loans to traders and artisans was to deliver dividends of democracy to the people through empowering their businesses.
The flag off of the loan was done in the three senatorial districts headquarters of the state, Osogbo for Osun Central, Ilesha for Osun East and Iwo for Osun West.
Meanwhile, at an unscheduled visit to the palace of Owa Obokun of Ijesaland, Oba Gabriel Aromolaran, Governor Adeleke described the Ọwa as his father who has always been supportive of his administration.
He assured that his administration would continue to fulfill his campaign promises to the people of Ijesaland and Osun State in general.
Oba Aromolaran in his remark, described the Governor as a man of his words who fulfilled his promise to establish a world-class university in Ilesa and has changed the narrative of Ilesa to a university town within one year of his assumption in office.
Oba Aromolaran noted that many politicians in the past have made empty promises of establishing a university in the town to get their votes, assuring the support of Ijesa people for his administration.
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