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Idiseke Market Fire: Adeleke Condoles Victims

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Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has condoled the victims of the fire incident at the popular Idiseke Market, Osogbo in the late hours of Saturday 7th January 2023, describing the incident as unfortunate. 

In a statement signed by the Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor prayed for the affected traders to have the fortitude to bear the loss.

The governor commended the men of the Osun State Fire Service for their timely intervention which he noted prevented the further spread of the fire across the market.

“I sympathize with my people that were affected by the fire incident. It is unfortunate to experience such at this critical time of global economic crisis.” 

Governor Adeleke urged the people of Osun State to continue to take precautionary measures and put in place the necessary apparatus to prevent incidences related to fire outbreaks.

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Adeleke Approves Payment December Salaries & Pensions

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Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the payment of December 2022 salaries and pensions.

A statement by the Spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, indicates that the payment covers all Ministries, Departments and Agencies, MDAs, as well as secondary and primary school teachers, tertiary institutions, local government staff and retirees among others.

According to the statement, the governor said his number one priority is the welfare of workers especially civil and public servants assuring that all issues affecting their welfare will continue to receive urgent attention from the government.

It adds that the governor restated his commitment to fulfilling his obligations to workers on the payroll of Osun State, which is the number one on its five-point agenda.

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Oyetola left N76bn debt in salaries, pensions – Osun Govt

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The Osun State government says it has uncovered debt in salaries, pensions, and insurance commitments incurred by the administration of a former governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola amounting to 76 billion naira.

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Mrs Bimpe Ogunlumade disclosed this while briefing officials of the new administration on the financial status of the state. 

The disclosure was contrary to the claim by the former Governor that he left 14 billion naira in cash for the new government among other claims that have now been found to be a falsehood.

The Permanent Secretary gave the breakdown of the salaries and pension-related liabilities to include, salary over 29 billion naira, pension arrears of 45 billion naira and Group Life Assurance Scheme amounting to 554 million naira.

Spokesperson to the Governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed in a statement, said that the 76 billion naira is not the total debt left by the past administration as briefings on other sources of liabilities continue tomorrow.

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Osun LG Issue: Adeleke Directs Most Senior Career Officers to Take Over

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The Osun State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed the most senior career heads across all the Local Government Council Areas, the Area Office, Local Council Development Areas, LCDAs and Area Council Development Areas in Osun State to take charge of the affairs of their respective councils with immediate effect. 

This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed.

The directive from the governor is in compliance with the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo, which sacked the elected Local Government Chairmen and Councilors in the October 15 Local Government election in Osun State.

It will be recalled that the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC, conducted the Local Government election on October 15, 2022, with only one political party, All Progressive Congress, APC, on the ballot paper.

The election was conducted after the opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, had approached the court to stop the conduct of the election.

PDP had argued that the electoral umpire had no right to conduct the election within a month and within a month of the expiration of the tenure of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

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Adeleke Transition Committee Condemns Mass Recruitment

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The Osun Governor-Elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke Transition Committee has condemned the last-minute mass recruitment embarked upon by the Oyetola administration, describing it as “a deliberate ploy to expand payroll and financially cripple incoming administration. 

Reacting to plans for workers’ recruitment and contract awards, the committee expressed shock and dismay at the undisguised push of the outgoing Governor to further complicate the poor state of Osun economy.

In a statement by the Chairman, Media Sub-Committee, Ademola Adeleke Transition Committee, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Committee noted that the Oyetola administration had in the last two months, illegally employed thousands of personnel without consideration for the state’s capacity to pay and without any workforce planning.

“As a newly elected Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has a well-studied plan to fill the manpower gap within the educational sector and other areas of need within the state without further complicating the already troubled workforce and over-bloated remuneration space.

“A tested scheme is already in place to bridge the workforce gap within the educational sector and a proper financial analysis has been concluded to address the knotty question of workers’ pay and entitlements. 

“The plan to illegally recruit thousands of teachers and O-Yes personnel is therefore another evil agenda designed to disrupt the incoming Governor’s agenda to normalize Osun finances and restore the dignity of labour through regular payment of salaries, gratuities and pensions. This move is neither altruistic nor a patriotic rendering of service. 

“The goal is to deepen financing gridlock, plunge Osun workers into another era of pain and hardship and perpetually place the workforce in poverty and the state in under-development. As an incoming Governor with a popular mandate, Senator Ademola Adeleke will not allow the inhuman agenda of Governor Oyetola to prevail on Osun people. 

The Committee advised the people of Osun State to beware of involvement in politically motivated employment process that won’t stand the test of time.

They urged job seekers and all other stakeholders to distance themselves from the desperate ploy as any illegal recruitment won’t be recognised by the incoming government.

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