Governor Adeleke's 100 Days in Office: So Far So Good!! Written by Blessing Adegbite

Many political observers who saw the landmines on the path of the new government are shocked at how Governor Ademola Adeleke has succeeded in navigating the path expertly and leaving many in awe of his political and administrative prowess.

In the last one hundred days, the administration of Senator Ademola Adeleke has flagged off a five-point service agenda that captures human existential realities that is focused on taking the people from poverty to prosperity through clear focus on Health, Education, Infrastructural Development, Security and Improved Economy through Agricultural value chain.

There is no doubt that the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led administration is a huge relief for many people of the state who are genuinely desirous of a change in the narraitive. However, the Governor, fondly called IMOLE OSUN by teeming supporters and the people of the state, was not carried away by the euphoria of the victory as he was well-prepared and ready to hit the ground running from the first blast of the whistle on November 27, 2022.

In his inaugural speech delivered shortly after he was sworn-in, Governor Ademola Adeleke did not mince words in articulating his direction for good governance and humane disposition to the people's plight.

INFRASTRUCTURE: 

Completed and Ongoing Projects:

1. Provision of potable borehole in each of the 332 wards in Osun State.

2. Construction of 20km road across Osun State.

3. Presentation of N518Million to 40 communities in Osun state for infrastructural developments.

4. Rural Electrification Projects across Osun State. Provision of transformers and other electrical materials to ensure that communities without electricity can have light.

5.Construction of broken bridge at Bókùsọ́rọ̀/Adẹ́kẹ́ in Iwo to forestall loss of life on the bridge in the bridge due to erosion.

6. Resumption of the construction of the Osogbo/Ikirun Kwara boundary road abandoned by the past administration.

7. Launched Osun on Tech Revolution through New Tech Innovation Policy, ICT Policy, Domestication of Nigeria's Startup Act and Osun Google Mapping Project.

8. Osun is the first state in Nigeria to domesticate the Nigeria Startup Act.

LIST OF ROADS AND INTERVENTION PROJECTS

1. Dualization of Osogbo-Ikirun road with street light, 10.5km:, OSOGBO 

2. Ọja Ọba (Iso Isu/Iso ata/Iso Eran/Iso Ewe) - First Baptist Model Academy with spur to oba Oyetona Street, 200 :, OSOGBO 

3. Enuwa - Oniyangi - Ita Osun - Oke Atam with spur to Egbedu Ilode Junction, Ile Ife.

4. Ibadan/Ife Express Road Junction - Islamiya Okiti junction Ikire 1165 - Ikire 

5. Alajue junction, (Ojularede Street) Bode junction, Admus filling station, Ọja Oje Ede. 2890 - Ede.

6. Monday Market - Railway Station Road Ikirun, 1200 - Ikirun 

7. Iresi Township Road 3,000 - Iresi 

8. Ansarudeen Central Mosque Junction - Kuti Junction - Hospital Road Iwo 1550 - IWO

9. Ita-Ofa-Oromu - Araromi (Market Gate) Ilesa 770 - ILESA 

10. Atakunmosa Market Road, Obiteni Ọmọ Ode Road 400 - ILESA 

11. Oke Oye, Oke Ita with spur to Ogodogbo with sour to Temidire Road, Obokun 1300 - ILESA 

12. Rehabilitation of Gbenga Junction - John Mackay ( Oke Ayepe Costain) Osogbo (Phase 1) 1KM - OSOGBO 

13. Rehabilitation of Oloruntedo community (Costain John Mackay-East Bypass, Osogbo (Phase 2)  1.5km - OSOGBO 

14. Rehabilitation of Anuolu Hospital - Hamadiya Power line (Ede) 1km - EDE 

15. Rehabilitation of Ogberin Junction- Akala - Oloki junction, Oluoboni, Iso Ege 2.055- EDE

CRITICAL INTERVENTION 

1 . Spot patching of Lameco - Station Road. 

2. Oke-Fia - Dele Yes Sir 

3. Oke Oni Tea failed section 

4. Owode Failed Section. 

5. Grading of 10km community road in each of the local government of Osun State.

HEALTH:

Completed and Ongoing:

1. Imole Surgical and Medical Outreach : 2000  persons in each of the 9 Federal Constituencies in Osun State, making a total of 18,000 beneficiaries who received free surgeries.

2. Enrolment of 3,332 Osun indigenes (10 per ward) on the Osun Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS), to ensure adequate healthcare access for the vulnerable for 5 years.

WORKERS AND PENSIONERS WELFARE:

1.  Payment of up-to-date workers salary.

2. . Payment of salaries and pensions arrears from  2016 owed by the past administration.

EMPLOYMENT:

Ongoing:

1. 40,000 to be recruited under the Imole Youth Corps Scheme.

2. Over 2,000 O-Meal cooks recruitment.

One good thing about Governor Ademola Adeleke is his resolve to fulfill his campaign promises. The soft-spoken and swaggerlicious Ademola Adeleke does not only remind his teeming supporters across the state, he also keeps telling himself at any public function that he is ready to wave his immunity if there is any reason to call him to question that the government cannot really go far in achieving our objectives if we allow corruption to maintain its hold on the system.

Interestingly, many of the challenges faced by the Ademola Adeleke-led administration in the last one hundred days in office have turned to stepping stones and ladders to greatness. His government stabilized by years of thorough preparedness for service, private sector secrets of success and willingness to do things right.

Virtually all the areas that can make a direct positive impact on the lives of the people have received attention with prospects of Governor Adeleke doing better as time goes on. The only way we can reciprocate his good gesture is by ceaseless prayers to God to endow him more with wisdom to pilot the affairs of our dear state to the PROMISED LAND as he intends doing. He is not a ubiquitous person that can be everywhere but with your support and prayers, he will be able to choose capable hands to represent run the government and provide dividends of democracy to your doorsteps.

According to Governor Ademola Adeleke, our future in Osun state is now. We have a government that is accountable, transparent, productive, effective and efficient. We will move from sick care to the wellness of our people through investment on Education, Health, Infrastructure and Economic prosperity so we can achieve life-changing outcomes.

To say that Governor Ademola Adeleke has, in the last one hundred days of his administration, surprised many is to state the obvious. As it is, the IMOLE administration network is spreading and taking deeper root in Osun state. Hope is now rekindled for an increase in the tempo of developmental strides that truly impact on the lives of the people and the state.

- Blessing Adegbite, Media Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke.