By Richard Akintade, Osogbo
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has been enjoined to shun distractions but focus on his deliberation plans to serve the state’s people.
According to the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, Chieftain in Osun State, Honourable Rauf Ajani in a press statement issued and made available to Nigerian Pilot on Sunday, admonished Mr Governor to continue his people oriented and developmental programmes for the betterment of the residents of Osun.
Ajani said, Governor Adeleke’s current administration in Osun has been working assiduously in taking the residents out of the miserable conditions that the opposition party had subjected them to over the years through his welfare programmes.
Ajani who was the former Executive Chairman, Ayedaade Local Government area of the state, noted that the developmental programmes by the incumbent administration in Osun in making life more bearable for the entire citizens cannot be over emphasised, noted that such projects have a great capacity to influence the living standard of the people positively.
Ajani, listed some of these achievements to include the construction of the Akoda-Ede road, Osogbo-Ibadan-Iwo road, Lameco bridge, Oke-Fia flyover, among others in Ile-Ife, Ilesa, Ikirun.
Similarly, Governor Adeleke has done well in the area of Health, Education and Agricultural sectors while his efforts on empowerment programmes for the youths, widows, aged, traders, artisans, farmers as well as bursary awards for the students are very unique for all and sundry.
“Mr Governor continued to eradicate poverty in the entire Osun State, rendering financial and logistic support to schools including scholarship award.
“Governor Adeleke is generally loved by the residents of the state and he has written his name on the sand of the history of the state.
“That is why I am calling on the people’s Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke not to relent in his good work and philanthropies to the downtrodden”, Ajani said.
The former Council boss berated the opposition for attempting to downplay Governor Adeleke’s performance, noting that the opposition party position would not alter the reality of many achievements of the incumbent administration in Osun.
“I want to use this medium to appreciate all the Peoples’ Democratic Party Chieftain’s, Leaders, faithful and entire supporters across the state for demonstrating their complete support to our amiable Governor Adeleke, please don’t rest on your oars as God will crown our efforts and we shall not do it in vain” Ajani concluded.
