Osun Infra Plan: My administration will not succumb to blackmail — Adeleke
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has reiterated that he will not succumb to blackmail regarding the ongoing infrastructural upgrades in the state.
Governor Adeleke also revealed that his administration is pushing ahead with the overall development of the state despite attempts at blackmail by opposition political parties.
The governor further accused opposition members of promoting ethnic division among the people.
Governor Adeleke made these statements on Wednesday while commissioning state projects as part of his midterm anniversary.
The governor, who emphasized his focus on both soft and hard infrastructure in Osun, added, “Our delivery of good governance is not dictated by ethnic or religious considerations. We treat all towns and cities as our constituency, without fear or favor. As a Senator and now as a Governor, I am an agent of development for all our people.”
“Our administration is opposed to the politicization of development. Politics must be an instrument of development, not a tool to divide and retard the progress of our people. Developmental politics is and should be at the heart of development.”
“Our administration is determined to press ahead with infrastructure upgrades in Osun State across all sectors. We will not succumb to political blackmail from those who failed our people for decades. We will continue to revive projects they abandoned for several years.”
While assuring the residents of the state that resources would be judiciously deployed to build and provide social amenities, he emphasized that he would not relent in creating facilities that would ease the economic and social lives of the people.
He also asserted that his administration sees no limitations to Osun’s potential for greatness.
“As for me and my team, we will deploy state resources to build our roads, airports, water systems, schools, and hospitals, as well as address the social and soft infrastructure needs of our people. Our government will not relent in creating and recreating facilities to enhance the economic and social lives of Osun people.”
“If others are limited in their vision for the future of Osun State, our administration is ambitious, forward-looking, and sees no limits to the greatness Osun can achieve as a state.”
“That is the spirit behind the five-point agenda; that is the motivation for our incredible performance in the last two years.”
opposition political parties, led by the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress, have criticized the governor’s leadership, describing it as wasteful and accusing him of usurping projects from his immediate predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola, who is now the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy.
Also, members of the public, especially the Ido-Osun community, have protested the state government’s decision to relocate the MKO Abiola International Airport from their town to Ede.
Despite the explanations provided by the state government, Ido-Osun indigenes have continued to urge the government to reconsider its decision, alleging that it is part of the governor’s plan to concentrate all major state projects in his hometown of Ede.
On Tuesday, the Federal Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development halted the planned ground-breaking ceremony for the airport project, which had been proposed for Aisu, Ede South Local Government.
