Osun at 28: Oyetola Greets Citizens, Says Better Days Ahead

Yinka Kolawole

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has congratulated the people of the state on the occasion of the 28th anniversary of its creation.

In a statement personally signed by him, the governor noted that even though the government has every reason to roll out the drums in celebration, it has decided to make it a low key, owing to the prevailing economic situation in the country.

While paying glowing tributes to the founding fathers of the state, including his predecessors in office, for laying what he called a “solid foundation,” upon which successive administrations have continued to build on, Oyetola said the people of the state too have spoken with a loud voice to the world that they are a people of unrivalled culture, ingenuity and hard work.

He added: “we have kept faith with the vision of our founding fathers to sustainably build Ipinle Omoluabi – state of the virtuous.”

The governor also noted that the current administration is one of continuity, saying that’s why it has continued the transformation of Osun from where the last administration left off.

Oyetola added that the administration’s policies and programmes are driven by citizens’ needs, which were harvested during the Thank You Tour/Town Hall Meetings, where the people presented their yearnings and aspirations to the government. He noted that the exercise was further validated by the United Kingdom Department for International Development’s (DFID)-funded Citizens’ Needs Assessment exercise in the state.

He explained that every responsible government must make people’s demands the basis of its policies and implementation.

The governor noted that, so far, the administration has demonstrated that it’s one that could be trusted by the people at home and in the diaspora, considering that it has begun fulfilling the promises made to the people, despite the initial legal distractions that lasted about eight months.