Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke,, during a state broadcast on Wednesday to mark his administration’s second anniversary, disclosed that his government has paid off a N12 billion pension debt over the past two years.
Reflecting on his administration’s achievements, Adeleke highlighted significant progress in pension settlements, road construction, and healthcare upgrades.
He contrasted his government’s performance with that of the previous administration, stating, “For the public service sector, our government has paid about N12 billion pension debt in two years, compared with 11 billion paid by the opposition for its 12 years in the government of the state.”
Adeleke also emphasized the focus on healthcare, stating, “We pursue a preventive health care policy which places emphasis on access to health care. By today, our administration has upgraded 200 primary health care centres out of almost 400, with solar power, boreholes and medical materials. In the same vein, we conducted two major Imole medical outreach with over 100,000 beneficiaries. The third edition is upcoming, even as we have enrolled 29,000 pensioners in the health insurance scheme to bankroll their Healthcare.”
He detailed efforts to improve water supply, noting, “332 boreholes were also delivered across the 332 political wards in the state and that another 332 borehole project is ongoing.”
Adeleke also touched on agricultural initiatives, highlighting the revival of farm settlements and the launch of cocoa and cashew expansion projects. He added, “31 tractors had been bought to kick-start the state farm mechanisation plan.”
Discussing educational progress, the governor noted the establishment of the University of Ilesa, “The University of Ilesa has also become a reality with take off grants and accredited courses, while the rehabilitation of its internal roads are now ongoing.”
He further noted progress at Osun State University, “For the Osun State University, four abandoned projects were completed and a new anatomy laboratory was started and completed by our administration. We rehabilitated 99 secondary schools, restarted the upgrade of the six technical colleges and are about to issue letters of appointment to new teachers.”
Adeleke reassured residents of his administration’s dedication to completing ongoing projects and addressing the infrastructural and social needs of the state.
