Politics

Stakeholders Refute Oke’s Allegation of Ijesha North Neglect

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By Mojisola Oladele

The member representing, Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency of Osun State, Mr. Wole Oke says the people of Ijesa North are being neglected under the present administration led by Governor Ademola Adeleke.

Mr. Oke who stated this on his Facebook page explained that leaders and members of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in Ijesa North, laboured hard to install the present government.

The federal lawmaker expressed dissatisfaction that after two years of Senator Adeleke being in office, only a 1.5-kilometre road has been the major developmental project executed in Obokun and Oriade Local Governments.

Mr. Oke recalled that former Governor Rauf Aregbesola established the Bola Ige Mechatronics Institute in Esa Oke, appointed an Esa-Oke son, as a member of the Board Governing Council and Former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola also made a remarkable impact in Ijesha North Federal Constituency.

The federal lawmaker stressed that Ipetu-Ijesa Town with 54 Villages has over 10,000-vote capacity, hence without Ipetu-Ijesa votes nobody can win any election. 

Meanwhile, Ijesha North political appointees including Mr Mayowa Adejorin, Prince Bayo Ogungbangbe and Otunba Tola Faseru refuted the claims of Mr Oke saying the present administration was the first to appoint three commissioners from Obokun/Oriade Federal Constituency.

They explained that the present administration had embarked on the full rehabilitation and renovation of 13 Primary Health Centers, installed motorized deep wells in schools, and constructed classrooms in more than 8 schools across Oriade and Obokun Towns.

The political appointees described it as unfortunate that a long-serving representative of the people would spread such misinformation to mislead the constituents in the Ijesha North Federal Constituency.

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Economy

Adeleke Approves N1bn Revolving Loan for Cooperatives

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By Folake Oye

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has approved the sum of one billion naira as a revolving loan scheme for the cooperative society movement in the state.

Senator Adeleke gave the approval during the first State Cooperative Summit in Osogbo and also approved the complete rehabilitation of the Cooperative College, Ode-Omu.

Declaring the summit open, the governor noted that the amendment of the cooperative law was necessary in tandem with modern trends and practices, noting that the operational standard among the cooperative platforms was deficient and substandard.

Senator Adeleke who observed that the greatest challenge was the low level of transparency and accountability in cooperative operations, noted that external and internal auditors were mostly compromised while most managers were ill-equipped.

While stressing the importance of cooperative movement to the local economy, Senator Adeleke said the government may also consider the possibility of cooperative studies becoming a programme of study at polytechnics and universities in the state.

In an address, the Executive Secretary of the Federation of Osun Cooperative Union, Mr Wasiu Bello maintained that the previous administration diverted cooperative savings, leaving the societies in crisis and financial challenges.

Mr Bello appreciated Governor Adeleke for repaying the diverted savings while applauding the creation of the Ministry of Cooperatives and Empowerment, calling it the first of its kind in Nigeria.

The cooperative summit which conferred the award of Grand Matron of the Cooperative Movement in Osun State on Yeyeluwa Mrs Dupe Adeleke Sanni had in attendance top government officials including the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi; Secretary to the State Government, SSG, Mr Teslim Igbalaye; Chief of Staff to the Governor, Mr Kazeem Akinleye; the host Commissioner, Prince Bayo Ogungbangbe among others.

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