An apolitical group in Osogbo, The Oroki Elites Group has called on Osogbo stakeholders, sons and daughters across the globe to appeal to Alhaji Muniru Adebayo Raji to stop constituting clog in the wheel of development of Osogbo by insisting the developmental projects facilitated by the Senator representing Osun Central, Ajibola Basiru will not go through.
InsightMedia gathered that Senator Basiru had mobilised his supporters to Oja Oba to flag off the reconstruction of the road on Monday when they met some armed policemen who demanded for “approval to do the road.”
Shortly after the senator and his people left, Raji was sighted at the venue where he was addressing the market women that the APC Senator has right to fix the road since his party has left government.
Addressing newsmen in Osogbo on Tuesday, spokesperson of the Group, Dr Akeem Deji Adetunji accused Raji of mobilising some thugs to disrupt the road project that was flagged off on Monday at Oja Oba market in Osogbo, chasing the contractor away, while some of his equipment was also carted away by the hoodlums.
Adetunji said the 500m road, which has been awarded by the Federal Ministry of Agriculture for immediate rehabilitation, was last touched 34 years ago.
“This said road about to be stopped by Muniru Adebayo Raji has been awarded by Federal Ministry of Agriculture with appropriated funds in the 2022 budget already released to the Contractor! Distinguished Senator Dr Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru had to cut short his trip to United Kingdom and rushed down to Osogbo for this necessary flag off on Monday 9th January 2023.
This said road about to be stopped by Muniru Adebayo Raji has been awarded by Federal Ministry of Agriculture with appropriated fund in the 2022 budget already released to the Contractor! Distinguished Senator Dr Surajudeen Ajibola Basiru had to cut short his trip to United Kingdom and rushed down to Osogbo for this necessary flag off on Monday 9th January 2023.” Adetunji said.
“We wish to call on Osogbo indigenes home and in the diaspora to please prevail on Alhaji Muniru Raji who has assumed an arguably high status in government with authority to stop setting Osogbo against itself. Baba Muniru Raji is few years away from 70 and at such age as an Osogbo Father to a serving 50 year-old Senator, he should be fortifying the nuclear charge of developmental nucleus of SRJ!
“Please and please help us appeal to Alhaji Muniru Adebayo Raji. We will not like a situation where the Senator will be forced to move this project perhaps to other community where political hostility is not embraced!”
Reading their demand, the Oroki Elites Group called on the Commissioner of Police in Osun State, Patrick Kehinde Longe and the Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba to provide security for the contractor and those that will be working on the site till it’s completed.
“We equally advise the sponsors of Muniru Adebayo Raji to prevail on him to desist from ignoble act of undermining the development of Osogbo.
“The Commissioner of Police Mr Faleye Sunday Olaleye should ensure adequate provision of security for the contractors and other ad-hoc workers while the construction project lasts.”
When contacted by InsightMedia, Raji simply said, “it’s an in-house matter and will be resolved very soon.”
