The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, of deploying fake news as a tool to attack the state government.
Gov. Adeleke, in a statement through his Spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, denied the accusation of sacking any teacher or health worker, stating that those disengaged were never part of the state government.
Governor Adeleke also asserted that several ongoing infrastructural developments and accomplishments in the state are evident to everyone.
He said, “We put it to the opposition scribe that Governor Adeleke never sack any teachers or health workers. The former administration a few weeks to its exit from office injected against service rules APC sympathizers as teachers and health workers as a trap to destabilise the incoming government. Those disengaged were never staff of the Osun State government.
“We further submit that the road network around Oke Fia bridge is ongoing and it is a pitiable lie from a propagandist to accuse the administration of digging holes under the bridge.
“The scribe is invited to note that the Adeleke administration has a three pronged water sector agenda which include short term, medium term and long term plans. They are all simultaneously under implementation.
“On agriculture, the scribe cannot deny that from 2015 to 2022, Osun purchased no single tractor. The Adeleke administration has acquired and deployed 31 tractors to farmlands in the first phase of its farm mechanisation agenda.
“The administration’s statewide agropreneur initiative, cocoa expansion initiative, the cashew plantation programme and massive input support for Osun farmers are ongoing.
“On market expansion, we invite the scribe to review exceptional development ongoing within the Osun commerce and industry sector. The Chamber of commerce is enjoying massive support to boost business; the state free trade zone is revitalized; osun 45 days window for Certificate of Occupancy is working; tax harmonization on a single window is operational; and cooperative and artisans’ empowerment is a reality across the state.
“We can further educate the scribe about the accomplishments of this administration by asking him the following questions. Is he denying the huge achievements in the areas of workers’ welfare and payment of salary and pension debt? Is he denying ongoing rehabilitation of Osogbo stadium to five star standard at Osogbo, his birthplace? Is he disputing the fact that over 30,000 pensioners are on free Medicare in Osun State through the state Health Insurance.
“Is he unaware that before Governor Adeleke’s election, Osun had no ICT or Digital economy policies? Today, Governor Adeleke is implementing the first Osun State ICT policy, Tech Innovation policy and a vibrant digital economy agenda.”