In the eyes of his adoring fans, Aregbesola is not just a governor, he is a rare one. He is like a church worship leader who ferries the congregation beyond the thickest heavenly cumulus with melodious lyrics and transports them back to a terra firma feeling spiritually tanked-up. What Aregbesola has done in the last four years has not been witnessed in Yorubaland in half-a-century, they enthuse! Osun is ranked 34th out of 36 in the category of moneybags states. It is not rich in crude oil, money is scarce, and resources aren’t in abundance. The Federal Government allocation to the state plummeted from N3.6bn to a little of over N2bn in July 2013 and has remained so till date. In spite of these odds, Aregbesola’s performances remain steadily stellar with marked success. The success is in the free computer tablets called Opon Imo preloaded with different tutorial notes, past examination questions, and textbooks on 17 subjects freely distributed to pupils to optimise learning. It is found in the free protein-rich meals for 300,000 elementary school pupils which, the government claims, cost N3.6bn annually. It is obvious in 750,000 pieces of new uniforms distributed for free to pupils so far.It is apparent in the Internally Generated Revenue that shot up to N1.6bn monthly as against N300m per month when the administration took over. It is in the N10,000 per month that the state government gives out to the elderly to help them stem the biting harshness of hard times. And it is in the reverberating hopes that Osun people now have for a better tomorrow. Newly-constructed flyovers and spiralling ringroads from Gbongan Road to Akoda, from Osogbo to Ila-Odo, Kwara State boundary may have dazzled former president Olusegun Obasanjo when he visited the state not too long ago. Obasanjo profusely commended Aregbesola for the state’s new looks.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 10:21:33 +0000
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