January 10, 2025

 

The Osun Masterminds has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to curb the excess of non-state actors who might have “helped him” during the electioneering process.

The organization said this on Monday during its June edition of the State of the State address delivered by its Executive Director, Professor Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli.

“It is important that we also advise the Governor on his approach to the management of certain non-State actors. While we understand that certain persons may have helped him in his quest to become Governor of the State.

“he must not allow that debt he personally owes them to become a problem for the State. We have reports of certain non-State actors becoming laws unto themselves in our dear State. The Governor must call these people to order.

“The unfortunate incident in The Osun State Polytechnic Iree, where a student beat up a Lecturer of the Polytechnic is fresh in our memory. No one should, because they enjoy a close relationship to the Governor, perpetrate such act of illegality and be allowed to get away with it.

“The Governor must get a firm grip on his hangers-on and cut them to size where necessary”, he stated.

While the group also commended the Governor on some of the developmental projects he has initiated since assumption of office.
” We also commend the Governor for his efforts at developing the State through several projects that he has initiated since assumption of office. These include the diligent patching of important roads in the State capital and construction of some selected roads across the State. This is commendable and we hope the Governor continues on this path of development” he commended.

Similarly, addressing the recent implementation of fuel subsidy removal policy by The President, Bola Tinubu, Oyedokun Alli also called on Osun State Government to provide Palliative measures to ease the welfare of the osun state resident.

He said “Refurbishment and redeployment of the Omoluabi Scholar Buses as Mass Transit buses to ease the cost of transportation. Osun is already one of the few States in Nigeria where there is no government-coordinated Mass Transit Scheme and this is a good time to implement one”.

“The action of the Edo State Governor has proved to everyone that it is possible for State Governments to take proactive measures in the review of minimum wage in their States. We advise the Governor to follow suit and immediately review the minimum wage in Osun, to reflect current realities. Where this is impossible, the Governor should do a review of the allowances in the salary computation of Civil Servants, to reflect current realities” he added.

In conclusion, he said “The Governor also needed to come up with critical interventions targeted at assisting the informal sector of the State. This must be followed by keen enforcement of the labour laws on the private sector, to ensure that private sector workers in the State are not left behind”.


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