Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola, flanked by the Iyaloja General of Osun State; Ayedire Local Government Chairman, Alhaji Adeboye Mukaila Oladejo; and Olowu of Kuta, Oba Adekunle Makama Oyelude at the commissioning of Obada Market Kuta on Wednesday December 2, 2020 at Kuta
By Banji Ayoola
Osun State Governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola assured on Wednesday that Kuta township roads in Ayedire Local Government Area will be rehabilitated next year.
He gave the assurance just as all royal fathers in Iwo area under the umbrella of the Council of Iwo Obas, who spoke through the Olowu of Kuta, Oba Adekunle Makama Oyelude, assured the governor of their support for his reelection in view of what they described as his commendable performance in his first two years in office, saying “there is no point changing the winning team.”
Oyetola spoke while commissioning an ultra modern market complex in Kuta, which was built by the administration of the local government chairman, Alhaji Adeboye Mukaila Oladejo.
He also commissioned another ultra modern market complex, the Ojomode Market, at Idi Ore, built by the same administration at Ileogbo.
He said: “The Kuta township roads shall be rehabilitated next year to complement the market and enhance government performance and the social life of the people and improve their business opportunities.
“In our two years in government, we provided massive services, and execute programmes and projects in all sectors across the state including health, infrastructure, education, and agriculture. Kuta and the entire Ayedire Local Government area are beneficiaries.”
The governor showered special encomiums on Oladejo whom he said is the first chairman whose market project was the first that he the governor would commission. He noted however that other chairmen statewide are working commendably too.
According to Oyetola: “I must not fail to racognise the chairman of the local government, Hon Adeboye Mukaila Oladejo… I am delighted to be here today for the commissioning of the market complex Kuta as part of the second year anniversary of our administration.
“Four months ago, we were here for the commissioning of the palace of the Olowu of Kuta and inauguration of Kuta bridge. The two projects stand as testimonies to the fact that our administration holds Kabiesi and the people of Kuta in high esteem and places high premium on their welfare.
“The market complex that we are commissioning today is a tool of empowerment for our women in the facilitation of their business opportunities, their businesses in the overall economic development of Kuta people.
“Let me emphasise that this was built by the local government council under the able leadership of Hon Adeboye Mukaila Oladejo. The infrastructure including roads for our people in the state, our administration places high premium on road construction and rehabilitation. Consequently we embarked on massive road construction across the state.
“The Kuta township roads shall be rehabilitated next year to complement the market and enhance government performance and the social life of the people and improve their business opportunities. In our two years in government, we provided massive services, and execute programmes and projects in all sectors across the state including health, infrastructure, education, agriculture. Kuta and the entire Ayedire Local Government area are beneficiaries.
“The government health care centres and other projects executed in your local government are testifying to the equitable distribution of social services across the state.
“Despite COVID-19 lockdown and economic realities which faced us for 12 months out of 24 tgat prevented us to work effectively in all policies. The next two years would be phenomenal.
“I would like to use this occasion to thank the Kabiesi and the people of Kuta for their support and cooperation with our government in the last two years and for allowing peace to reigns in Kuta. I ask us to continue to sustain the tempo so that we shall be encouraged to deliver more services in the years to come.
“The market we are commissioning today is a big opportunity for business expansion for our women. I therefore implore our women to join cooperative societies to move their businesses forward… by the coming of this market.”
Speaking in Yoruba, the governor specially commended Oladejo saying: “Mo ki alaga (Oladejo). O ku oriire. O da bi eni pe oriire tire le die nitoripe akoko ti maa koko commission ni markets ti awon alaga local governments ko niyii. Inu mi dun pe o kun wa lowo pelu oun ti a nse ni state. Bi o se ye ki o ri naa ni yii. Mo ki e. O ku ise.
“Mo ki awon alaga ti won wa n’bi naa. Gbogbo won ni won ti d’ara kaakiri ni ibi ti awon naa ngbe. Mo mo wipe ipenija ni o maa je fun mi niisinyii. Bi e ba so wipe ki’n maa wa a commission, Olorun l’O mo iye ti maa commission bayii.
“Mo wa ki eyin iya wa ti e maa je anfaani oja yii. Iyaloja, mo ki yin o. eyin l’e ni oja ti a da sile yii o. e ku oriire. L’Agbara Olorun, e o maa ta jere. E se a dupe.”
In his speech, Oba Oyelude said: “On behalf of myself and the Council of Iwo Obas, I want to reassure you that what would happen is that you are ruling the state for eight years. That one is not negotiable.
“Barring all unforeseen circumstances and with God on your side and on our side as a state because God would not want to put us back to slave market. Anything other than this team in our dear state at this crucial moment is going to be a setback. And God forbid.
“Mr Governor, be rest assured as always beyond Kuta, wherever Owu is and again beyond that, we abide by your leadership tenets and the business acumen that is being factored into leadership in Osun.
Like the Timi of Ede said yesterday, you don’t change the winning team, so we align by that. We align by that. Gbogbo eni ti ko ba wa te l’orun y’oo fi owo wo’nu l’eyin odun mejo. E se e.”
The royal father said: “You have been commissioning projects all around for the past one week in commemoration of well spent serving months called two years. Congratulations Your Excellency.
“Having done these under serving months like I said during your consultation cum campaign, I said you are calling at a time that you have a lot of compelling demands from us the citizenry of the state; many demands from limited resources. I did not envisage to have a pandemic, neither did I envisage to have a prolonged litigation talkless of the recent #EndSARS that drained the state and yourself.”
Also at Ileogbo, where the governor commissioned another ultra modern market at Idi Ore, built also by the Oladejo administration, the Olu of Ile-Ogbo, Oba Agbajelola Adetoyese thanked the governor for prioritising the welfare of his subjects.
Amid a large crowd of festive people, who trooped out for the event, the royal father noted the numerous government’s interventions, particularly in infrastructure, health, education and human capacity development, saying he and his subjects would continue to be grateful to the government for all it had done so far to impact their lives positively.
In the words of Oba Adetoyese: “I must commend your administration for all you are doing to reposition the state; you have done excellently well. We have been hearing and seeing your good work all over the place, particularly in Ile-Ogbo.
“We are confident that your second term is secured. By the Grace of God, you will rule Osun for another term after the expiration of this tenure.”
The Ojomode market, Ile-Ogbo has 40 Open Stores, 10 Lock-up Stores, one Open Hall for butchers, goat and sheep sellers, corporate offices, perimeter fencing and one Borehole.
On its own, the Obada Market, Kuta also has 24 open stores, 6 Lock-up Stores, one open hall for butchers, goat and sheep sellers, 4 corporate offices, one Restaurant, perimeter fencing and one Borehole.
All necessary conveniences such as modern toilet facilities and electricity are provided for the comfort of the market people.
In his speech, Oladejo said: “Today, we are celebrating a new dawn in the life of the good people of Ayedire Local Government, the glorious dawn of development accelerated through our vision of inclusive governance. Our people will recall that immediately this present administration came on board precisely on 6th February, 2018 we promised to create an administration in which no one shall be left behind – a government in which all communities shall feel the impact of our vision where ever they may be.
“I also echoed this contract of hope in my maiden address as the Chairman being given the responsibility of changing the people’s lives for the better, to create the conditions for prosperity in every home and to make our communities vibrant and exciting to live. And for this reason, I respectively entitled my address *“Promise Humbly Made, Promise Speedily Fulfilled”*
He described the market projects as “a test of our capacity to create a goal, set targets, mobilise the resources and manage the funds with extra – ordinary prudence and commitment.”
Said Oladejo: “The successful completion of these projects has given us greater confidence and trust in the human and material resources we are blessed with in this Local Government. I appreciate the sincerity and commitment of all Honourable Members of the Parliament and Career Officers who worked under thick and thin to ensure that our dream come to reality.”
Governor Oyetola, R, greeting Prof Olatoye Ojo at the occasion
He reeled out his administration’s scorecard to include:
– Construction of five lock up shops at Kuta and Idi – Ore market, Ileogbo;
– Renovation of butchers’ house at Idi –Ore, Ileogbo;
– Conversion of Police Post to Recreation Centre at Kuta;
– Establishment of snailery hutches;
– Purchase and distribution of drugs to all health centres;
– Drilling of borehole in the Local Government Secretariat;
– Grading and regarding of rural earth roads within the Local Government Area;
– Repair of the National Identity Card Office;
– Repair of line drainage and construction of culvert at entrance of the market at Idi – Ore, Ileogbo;
– Clearing of blocked drainages across Ayedire Local Government Area;
– Renovation of Central Drug Store;
– Purchase of six official vehicles and two motorcycles for the use of Local Government;
– Rehabilitation of permanent dump sites at Kuta and Ileogbo railway station along Gbogan road;
– Renovation of Chairman and Vice Chairman Offices;
– Purchase of furniture to offices of political functionaries and Career Officers;
– Reactivation of Gbada Scheme along Farm Support Road, Ileogbo; and
– Resuscitation of Ayedire Local Government Housing Scheme, along Ileogbo – Iwo road, to mention but a few.
He added: “We have also collaborated with Osun State Agency for Community and Social Development Project by assisting our communities in paying counterpart funds for drilling of two boreholes each at Ileogbo and Kuta with functioning water tanks and powerful generators in the locations; procurement of 2 Gari processing plants with boreholes at Binuyo, Ileogbo and Idi – Obi, along Railway Station Road, Kuta and purchase / installation of transformer at Kuta. Four motorized boreholes are also provided at Local Palm Oil Mills (Eku) among others.
The chairman appealed: “I, therefore, implore everyone in our dear Local Government Area to further cooperate with our government (the people’s government) by paying your taxes, rates and other levies, so that this administration can continue to provide better and durable facilities to the taste of all people.”
He said: “It is also relevant for me to say that these multi – million naira projects have gulped so much. As such, it is required of everyone, especially the inhabitants of the two towns – Ileogbo and Kuta, to proudly secure the invaluable properties for our use and the use of our future generation. It is truly a befitting legacy we can confidently bequeath unto them. They should in no way, be vandalized; they are for our common good.”
Oladejo admonished all citizens of the Local Government to adhere strictly to all laid down protocols by the WHO and NCDC against the spread of Covid – 19 global pandemic.
He also enjoined the youths to shun all forms of violence and criminality that can affect the existing peace in our Local Government Area; saying: “There can never be meaningful development in any environment characterized by rancor and acrimony. You are therefore admonished never to partake in any form of hooliganism.”
He said: “As part of our responsibilities to our youths, we recently allocated a plot of land to the Federation of Ayedire Students’ Union (FASU) members for their proposed Secretariat.”
Oladejo thanked the governor for his support saying: “Your exemplary leadership skills in the area of making life worthy of living for the people of our State will be difficult for anybody to beat. And that is why you deserve another four years of excellence governance.
“Let me say emphatically that I am following your footsteps here in my Local Government by making use of your corporate experience and political acumen in getting things done successfully.”
