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(OPINION) Osun Mastermind Group: The Truth Beneath A Facade of Public Concern by Jubril Akintayo Onseyoo The recent noise generated by the Osun Mastermind Group regarding the Osun State Government's 100 billion naira infrastructure plan is nothing but a feeble attempt to gain relevance and undue attention. The group is made up of a ragtag bunch of scavengers who have no interest in the well-being of the people of Osun State. They are simply looking for a way to line their own pockets at the expense of the public. This group, comprising a pathetic crew of opportunists, do not care about the well-being of the people of Osun State. Instead, their primary agenda is 'knock-the-government and get paid'.  In their recent address, the group propagated a slew of lies and distortions. They alleged that the government lacked transparency about the infrastructure plan, yet the reality stands in stark contrast. The government meticulously outlined how the funds would be gotten and alloc

(OPINION) Osun Mastermind Group: The Truth Beneath A Facade of Public Concern by Jubril Akintayo Onseyoo The recent noise generated by the Osun Mastermind Group regarding the Osun State Government's 100 billion naira infrastructure plan is nothing but a feeble attempt to gain relevance and undue attention. The group is made up of a ragtag bunch of scavengers who have no interest in the well-being of the people of Osun State. They are simply looking for a way to line their own pockets at the expense of the public. This group, comprising a pathetic crew of opportunists, do not care about the well-being of the people of Osun State. Instead, their primary agenda is 'knock-the-government and get paid'.  In their recent address, the group propagated a slew of lies and distortions. They alleged that the government lacked transparency about the infrastructure plan, yet the reality stands in stark contrast. The government meticulously outlined how the funds would be gotten and alloc

Osun Multi- Billion Naira Infra Plan Strongly Complies with Procurement Laws- Information Commissioner    OSOGBO - 31/10/2023 - Osunstate.gov.ng Osun State Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Hon Kolapo Alimi, has affirmed that the recently unveiled multi-billion Naira infra plan has strong sustainability components alongside strong adherence to due process and procurement laws. Speaking while hosting the leadership of Coalition for Good Governance(C4GG) in his office today, the commissioner clarified that the government of Governor Ademola Adeleke complied with provisions of the law in the design and the ongoing implementation of the infra plan, noting that no procurement law is violated. "Permit me to clarify that all projects listed in the plan were subjected to due process requirements. We invite the public to note that before the unveiling of the plan, the Ministry of Works has been implementing some intervention programmes across the state using direct lab

Osun PDP To Masterminds: Stop Overrating Your Importance, Scavenging Is Not Activism Furtherance to our reaction to the vituperations of a motley group calling themselves the Masterminds, Osun State PDP wishes to advise that members of the group live within the means of their ratings and not overhype their usefulness. Yes, granted that members of the masterminds are at liberty to rue their choice in the last governorship election in the state with all forms of disguised lamentations, however we hold that such cries must be laced with some levels of reasonability. Elements in the masterminds should be reminded that Governor Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke of Osun State towers above their irritating method of seeking attention or creating occasional impressions to dig out their usual target crumbs.  Without fear of sounding arrogant or immodest, masterminds components are too inconsequential in integrity and cognitive clout to injure the growing popularity of a political institution lik

Osun Masterminds, an APC Wailing Group, in Lost Battle with Procurement -Compliant Adeleke - Osun PDP The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has described a mercenary group , Osun Masterminds, as a wailing group of the state's All Progressive Congress (APC) that is still bitter about the July 2022 electoral defeat. Reacting to threats by the sponsored group to drag the state to the anti-graft agencies over the recently unveiled multi-billion naira infra plan, the party in a statement by its State Chairman, Hon Sunday Bisi said Osun Masterminds is so blinded by the loss of patronage it enjoyed under the former APC government that it remains deaf and dumb to due process compliance already ongoing on the infra plan. The Mastermind fought hard to get APC retained in power but the group and its sponsors were flatly rejected and disgraced by the people who voted massively for the PDP and its candidate, Governor Ademola Adeleke, pointing out that "ever since then, the

Governor Adeleke Dissolves Statutory Commissions OSOGBO- 30/10/2023- Osunstate.gov.ng Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has approved the dissolution of statutory commissions with immediate  effect. In a circular by the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye, the dissolution takes immediate effect. The affected commissions according to the SSG are the State Civil Service Commission, the Judicial Service Commission, Osun  State Independent Electoral  Commission and Osun State House of Assembly Service Commission. The Secretary to the State Government conveyed the appreciation of Mr Governor to members of dissolved commissions for the selfless and meritorious service to the state. Signed Mallam Olawale Rasheed, Spokesperson to the State Governor

GOVERNOR ADELEKE CONDOLES PDP, BABA OYEDOKUN OVER NATIONAL WOMEN LEADER'S DEATH EDE– 30/10/2023– Osunstate.gov.ng Governor Ademola Adeleke is deeply saddened by the news of the passage of the National Women Leader of our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Professor Stella Effah-Attoe. Prof. Stella Effah-Attoe was not just the leader of the womenfolk of our party, but a reflection of the limitless potential of our women considering her energy and strong zeal for success. Her sudden demise is devastating and has created a huge vacuum for our great party given her contributions and depth of service while she was alive. On behalf of the people of Osun state, I commiserate with the Acting National Chairman of the PDP and the entire National Working Committee (NWC) for this irreparable loss.  My heartfelt condolences to my leader, Baba Shuaibu Oyedokun for the loss of his darling wife, the children left by the deceased, and hope that the elderstatesman and the entire family

Ajibola Basiru: The Inconsequential Political Fly by Sarafa Ibrahim  While I was surfing the internet earlier today, I came across an article published on OperaNews, and I burst into laughter after reading it. It was funny because the article, which I believe the writer can never be from Osun, tried to wrap an image that does not exist for the demagogue National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, as far as the politics of this state is concerned. Well, I don't know the kind of impression that Basiru may have struck with people outside Osun state, but it smack delusionary to assume he's any critical in the politics of the state that he could be 'Tormentor-In-Chief' of Governor Ademola Adeleke. No serious APC member in Osun state as of today will entertain such puerile thought, because it is by every parameter a ridiculous joke. Anyone who watched Basiru's entry into Osun politics through former Governor Rauf Aregbesola's benevolence

PDP National Women Leader's Death: Osun PDP Condoles Alhaji Oyedokun, NWC The State Working Committee of the Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), under the chairmanship of Hon Sunday Bisi has expressed sadness over the news of the demise of the National Women Leader of the party, Professor Stella Effah-Attoe who passed on to the great beyond after a brief illness. The death of the erudite mother of great repute hurts the more here in Osun PDP family as she was a loving wife of one of the great leaders and a member of the Board of Trustees of our party, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun. Though, our party is devastated by the loss of Professor Stella Effah-Attoe, we cannot but submit to the will of Almighty Allah, the supreme giver and taker of life, who has chosen to take such a loyal thoroughbred party stalwart at this crucial time. Our party in Osun State shares this moment of grief with our leader, Alhaji Shuaib Oyedokun, children and the entire family the late National

SOOKO TAJUDEEN LAWAL IS AN ENEMY OF PROGRESS There is this children's book I read while I was very young: "The Sun, the Moon and the Stars". Also, my Dad was always available for me to answer any of my questions, especially in the evening whenever I noticed anything new in the sky. So, whenever I got to school and told my friends that there was more than a star in the sky or that the sun was bigger than the size we see, they laughed at me. They didn't know because they didn't have access to the information I had. The dullard that was imposed as the Osun APC Chairman today now behaves like those of my primary school friend. The difference between them is that my friends have the desire to know when the information is readily available but Tajudeen Lawal has blocked his mind from acquiring knowledge because he wants to, at all costs, protect his plate of porridge. Those of us who read books are not doing it for fun but we do it as a priority for us to be excellent l

Funding Project without Borrowing is highly commendable By Comrade Samakin Abdul-Jeleel Abiodun The Executive Governor of Osun State, His Excellency; Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke has done it again by unveiling 100billion Naira proposed project to beautify the State and to attract more investors to the State. To set the record straight, after 2022 Governorship Election the Former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola administration left huge amount of debt and Osun State was financially incapacitated and the current Governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke inherited the debt incurred by the former administrations under the leadership of Alhaji Isiaka Adegboyega Oyetola and His APC cohorts.  Mr Governor was not discouraged, he was focused and well determined to serve the good people of Osun State with his Political Agenda to rebuild and rejig the economy of Osun State innovatively and to prove that His tenure is not for frivolities but to serve the good people of Osun State w

OPINION :The Politics of Osun N100b Infrastructure: Iwo in Perspective by Oladipupo Sefiu (B-Urself) The government of Osun State under the amiable Governor Ademola Adeleke officially came on board on November 27, 2022, with a zeal to turn around the state economy and social well-being of the people. Almost a year after, the government has not deviated from its solemn determination. By the time it marks its one year in office in the next few weeks, the Peoples Democratic Government-led administration would have checked all the relevant boxes as a team that works with feasible timelines and deliverables. One of such efforts at providing infrastructural renewal is the recent launch of a gigantic infrastructural development fund worth N100 billion. The plan includes the situation of never-seen-before physical projects across strategic locations in the state. On a deep analysis of the initiative, one would acknowledge that these are not just physical projects, but ones that are at the inte

Gov Adeleke is passionate about the development of Osun... Aide    The one hundred billion naira infrastructure plan, unveiled by Governor Ademola Adeleke is borne out of his passion for economic growth and development of Osun state    Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on the Bureau of Social Services, Mr Akintunde Bello stated this while featuring on Imole Ayo, a sensitization programme which promotes the activities of governor Ademola Adeleke's administration on OSBC Radio and Television channels    The weekly Yoruba simulcast programme is put in place by the office of the spokesperson to the Governor to showcase the achievements of the present administration in Osun State     Mr Bello expressed the confidence that, when completed, the projects would turn the State around to an investment destination and address huge infrastructure deficit in the state       Dispelling the rumors being peddled around that the execution of the multi billion naira projects will affect regula

Multi-billion Naira Infrastructure Plan: Osun APC is Anti-Development- Osun PDP Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described criticism of its government's multi-billion naira infrastructure plan by the state's All Progressive Congress APC) as "unpatriotic, reprehensible and a display of anti-development anti-people politics for which the opposition is known for" Responding to an ill intentioned statement from the opposition , the State Chairman of the PDP, Hon Sunday Bisi chided the APC for playing politics with "a development agenda that is widely adjudged to be commendable, long overdue, sustainable  and very paramount to the economic revival of our dear state. " Reading through the APC statement, we see a party that is in bewilderment and severe pain at the ingenuity, innovation and financial engineering of the Adeleke governorship. We see a bunch of rejected politicians who cannot fathom the depth of strategic thinking that prod

Osun PDP Commends Governor Adeleke for His Remarkable Commitment to Transform Osun State The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed admiration for the unwavering dedication of the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, in spearheading transformational development for the state and his consistent delivery of good governance to the people of Osun. In a statement issued by the Media office of the party, the State Chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi extolled the achievements of Governor Adeleke, who is now widely referred to as "Mr Performer," for his relentless commitment to uplifting the standard of governance transparency and the initiative of intimating the good people of the state of his administration's new phase of infrastructural plan, which was unveiled yesterday. "This comprehensive multibillion-naira project, slated for completion within the next 12 months, will no doubt  usher in a new era of measured deliverables and

(OPINION)ADELEKE: THEY WERE WRONG ABOUT HIM AFTER ALL BY SARAFA IBRAHIM In the heat of the 2022 governorship election in Osun state, those opposed to the choice of Senator Ademola Adeleke as governor came up with a petty argument to downplay his suitability for the role. They played up his hobby of dancing as a weakness that should discourage the electorate from settling for his choice, casting serious doubt on his ability to handle the enormous responsibility that comes with being a governor of a state like Osun, struggling with daunting challenges caused by past maladministration. What they missed, and now quite evident, is that a happy man will always radiate happiness to the people he leads. This has been the experience with Governor Adeleke in the last 11 months of his assumption of office, not just shattering the wicked expectations of his traducers, but proving the Osun electorate that entrusted him with their mandate right. The most recent example is the unveiling of a multi-bi

Viewpoint: Osun Multi-billion Naira Infrastructure Plan Long Overdue- Governor Adeleke I organise this event as a major landmark in our push for the making of a new Osun State. Our administration is using this gathering to prove to the world that a new Osun is possible. The main purpose is therefore to unveil a Multi-Billion Infrastructure plan to address the huge deficit the state is experiencing. Sound infrastructure is a condition for economic growth and development. The difference between a growing economy and a dormant one has to do with how developed the state infrastructure is. In the case of Osun, I have used the last 11 months to address the over 90 percent infrastructure deficit our administration inherited. But more still needs to be done, hence the ambitious plan to launch this infra plan that covers roads, health, water , schools among others.  Osun as the cradle of Yoruba nation must move quickly on the ladder of development. We can and must surpass those presently leadin

Rep: Governor Adeleke Congratulates Hon. Ajilesoro on Appeal Court affirmation  OSOGBO– 27/10/2023– Osunstate.gov.ng Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State welcomes the judicial affirmation of the election of the member of the House of Representatives for Ife Federal Constituency, Hon. Taofeek Bimbo Ajilesoro, as a strong rebuke against attempt to trample upon the will of the people, noting that the decision of the Appellate court has further assert the will of the people as supreme in a democracy. The Governor who congratulates Hon. Ajilesoro for overcoming the distraction posed by the several months of litigations, salutes his dexterity and courage in protecting the mandate of the people through the two-phased legal battle. While saying the judicial pronouncement of Ajilesoro marks an end to the months of questions that dogged his victory at the poll, Governor Adeleke charges Hon. Ajilesoro to continue on the path of service and impactful representation that earned him the people'

Governor Adeleke Congratulates President Tinubu on Supreme Court Affirmation OSOGBO– 26/10/2023– Osunstate.gov.ng The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has congratulated President Bola Tinubu on the affirmation of his election by the Supreme Court, saying the time to come together for Nigeria is now. The Governor made the congratulatory remarks in the presence of the Iyaloja General of Nigeria, Folasade Ojo-Tinubu who was at Ede to attend the 8th Day Fidau prayer of the father of Osun State Commissioner for Science and Technology, Alhaji Wahab Ayofe. Governor Adeleke notes the finality of the apex court ruling on disputes on the 2023 presidential election, pointing out that the resolution of the questions that surround the Presidential election will bring about focus in confronting the many challenges facing Nigeria. He lauds the main opposition candidate in the election for deepening the country's electoral jurisprudence by testing their complaints at the l

Hon. Adeniji Adeyinka Congratulates Hon. Taofeek Ajilesoro Over Victory at the Court of Appeal. The Caretaker Vice Chairman of Ife Ooye LCDA, Ita Osa, Ile Ife, Hon. Adeniji Adeyinka PKA Gbogbo Ebe has congratulated Hon. Taofeek Abimbola Ajilesoro Over the Appeal Court Judgement today affirming him as the duly elected Honourable Member Representing Ife Federal Constituency in the 10th National Assembly. In a statement released by his Media Assistant, Hon. Adeniji Adeyinka described the Appeal Court judgement as just and fair,as the will of the people has finally prevailed. The statement reads, "I rejoice with Hon. Taofeek Abimbola Ajilesoro on the Appeal Court judgement and the good people of Ife Federal Constituency who voted massively in securing victory at the ballot and I salute the courage of the Judiciary in upholding the truth in reaffirming the mandate freely given to Hon. Taofeek Ajilesoro by his constituents". "This Judgement is a testament to the trust Ife Fede

Hon. Clement Akanni Congratulates Hon. Taofeeq Ajilesoro on Appeal Court's Affirmation as MHR for Ife North/South/Central/East Federal Constituency 26th October 2023 – Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila Federal Constituency The distinguished Member representing Boluwaduro/Ifedayo/Ila Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Clement Ademola Akanni (Olohunwa) extends his warmest congratulations to Hon. Taofeeq Ajilesoro, the esteemed Member representing Ife North/South/Central/East Federal Constituency, on the recent affirmation of his mandate by the Appeal Court. In his statement released through his Media Centre, Hon. Clement Akanni emphasized that this victory reaffirms the trust placed in Hon. Taofeeq Ajilesoro by the electorate, reflecting his tireless efforts to uphold justice, equity, and transparency in his legislative duties. The Appeal Court's decision is a commendable recognition of his steadfast service. The statement reads; "I am delighted to extend my warm

Hon Kazeem Abimbola Animasahun PKA HOLY WATER Congratulate Hon. Taofeek Ajilesoro, MHR, on His Resounding Victory at the Court of Appeal I am delighted to extend my warmest congratulations to you on your remarkable victory at the Court of Appeal. Your triumph as the Member of the House of Representatives representing Ife North, Ife South, Ife Central, and Ife East Federal Constituency is not merely a personal achievement but a profound testament to your dedication, indefatigable work ethic, and unwavering commitment to the noble cause of public service. Your victory serves as a compelling testament to the unwavering trust and unshakable confidence that your constituents have reposed in your ability to effectively advocate for their interests. It is a vivid reflection of your ceaseless and unwavering efforts in championing the most pressing issues and concerns that resonate with the very soul of the people you serve. Your indomitable spirit in the face of adversities, coupled with your

Dotun Babayemi is Ignorant of Governance Process in Osun - Spokesperson Former member of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dotun Babayemi is ignorant of governmental process in Osun state, hence his imbecilic statement on alleged governance from private homes. Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed in a statement on Wednesday evening said the former PDP member has been in political oblivion for long and cannot grasp the beehive of activities the Bola Ige House, the Governor's office, has become since Governor Adeleke assumed office. With several events including state executive meetings and the ongoing treasury board meetings held at the government secretariat, Babayemi is deep in the wilderness thereby unable to comprehend the amazing positive development the Adeleke administration has brought to Osun. The expelled party member is equally in the dark as to the ongoing transformation of the Government House where the Governor even recently hosted the outgoing