By Mojisola Oladele
The Osun State House of Assembly wants the Ministry of Information and Public Enlightenment as well as the State Broadcasting Corporation, OSBC to keep the Public abreast of government activities and achievements in the state.
The Chairman House of the Assembly Committee on Finance and Appropriation, Mr Saheed Fatunmise and The Chairman, of the House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Prince Adekunle Oladimeji, gave the advice during the ongoing 2025 budget defense exercise, held at the Assembly Complex, Osogbo.
They described the media as a platform for reliable information, hence, the need for the Ministry to ensure the dissemination of facts and truth to the public.
The Lawmakers emphasized the need for the Ministry to embrace Digital Billboards as another means of information dissemination and cautioned against leakages of government revenue, and also urged the State Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security to ensure proper use of the newly procured tractors and other farm implements to attain food sufficiency across the state.
Exchanging views with Parliamentary Reporters, the Special Adviser to the Governor on Asset Management, Mrs Fausat Bolanle Adebanjo advised people to desist from encroaching into government lands.
Other Ministries Departments and Agencies, MDAs who appeared before the Budget Defense Committee including; the Ministry of Transportation,
Osun State Agricultural Development Corporation, OSSADEC, Osun State Agricultural Programme, OSSADEP, Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, Office of the Surveyor-General, Osun State Capital Territory Development Authority, Osun State Property Development Corporation and Osun Assets Management Agency.
