This Is The Reason I Am Not Allowing Praises To Enter My Head As Governor – Adeleke

Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been recognized as the Governor of the Year 2024 by the Leadership Newspapers. Receiving the notification of the award from the top management team of the Leadership newspaper at the Government House in Osogbo, the Osun state, on Thursday, Gov Adeleke expressed his excitement, noting that the visit is another example of the positive national attention Osun has been receiving since his administration took office in late 2022....Read Full Article >>➤

Governor Adeleke attributed the award to his administration’s commendable performance across various sectors, including workers’ welfare, infrastructure delivery, educational expansion, healthcare access improvement, and solid mineral sector reforms.

He assured the public that his administration is not slowing down, with several projects in the pipeline, including the remodeling of the Osogbo stadium, dualization of roads, and expansion of healthcare services.

The Governor thanked the Leadership Newspapers for the award, stating that it will propel his administration to serve the people better.

According to him,

“In the last one year, our government has been conferred with several awards across the sectors. Aside from reputable newspapers like the leadership stable, we have received accolades from several federal agencies and non-governmental bodies. The consensus from those reviewing our performance and service delivery is that we are true agents of good governance.

“In all these positive ratings, my response has always been to task my team to double their efforts. In the face of overwhelming positive reviews and high approval ratings , I am compelled to drive my team harder. When recently some opposition figures confessed to our positive ratings, I still believe we have a lot of grounds to cover.

“I am not allowing the praises to enter my head. While it may be true that I have delivered a four year task in under two years, I am propelled to do more because Osun has been left behind on many fronts. As I have reduced the infra deficit by over 40 percent, my real target Is higher. As I have bridged access to primary health care, my ambition is to also expand health access at medium and tertiary levels. While our records across the sectors are laudable as your newspaper has acknowledged, the ultimate goal is to accelerate infra upgrade alongside the boosting of soft investment for the well being of our people.

“I appreciate your candid endorsement of our performance. It is important to note that your yardstick for recognizing us correlates with similar reasons adduced by others. Our huge governance records are undeniable facts especially in workers welfare, infrastructure delivery, educational expansion, health care access improvement, solid mineral sector reforms, digital economy initiatives, agricultural mechanisation among others.

“I want to assure the public that our administration is not slowing down. Very soon, I will flag off ongoing remodeling of Osogbo stadium to assume international standard. Prior to the ongoing stadium project, we have engineered the creation of Osun Sport Commission and Osun Sport Fund through appropriate legal and policy framework.

“Very soon, I will be flagging off the dualisation of phase one of Odoori – Post office road at Iwo. The contractor for Iwo -Osogbo road has mobilized to site. We plan to complete the two projects within the life of this administration. Meanwhile, the dualisation project at Ilesa is progressing while the flyover bridge at Ile Ife is ongoing with appreciable progress. 2025 is billed to be a year of further expansion of good.governance for the good of man and humanity.”

Speaking during the presentation, the Vice Chairman of Leadership Group, Mike Okpere, noted that the medium believes the recognition will give Governor Adeleke insight and encouragement to seek a second term.

According to him, “We didn’t call this Leadership Governor of the year, we call it Governor of the year, in other words, what we are saying is that, this recognition will give you an insight and encouragement to do a second term.

“As a newspaper company, we don’t endorse Governors but when we see something we say it, your Excellency sir, I therefore want to present this notification and official invitation”, he added.

In his remarks, the Director of Leadership Group, Abraham Nda Isaiah, said Governor Adeleke was selected based on his impressive track record in infrastructural development, which includes the construction of flyovers, dual-carriage roads, upgrading of primary healthcare, scholarships, and free eye care for over 20,000 people, among other laudable initiatives. ...Read Full Article >>➤