By Banji Ayoola
Leaders of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Osun West Senatorial District of Osun State have passed a vote of confidence on Osun State Governor, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola based on what they described as his achievements in fundamental areas of development especially in the district.
In a statement on their behalf by the District Senatorial Leader, Hon Yinusa Amobi, they said that the governor has touched especially Roads Infrastructure, Health, Education, Human Resource Development and Political Attention; areas which they said have direct bearing on their people at the grassroots.
The statement, which is a rejoinder to a political submission by a group named “Osun Network for Equity and Social Justice,” published in a national newspaper on August 18, was issued following a meeting by the leaders on Friday. It was also jointly signed by 27 leaders in attendance.
It said: “Our attention has been drawn to the unpardonable sinister move by some faceless and unscrupulous elements who are desperately bound to precipitate unhealthy friction in the name of agitation for power shift in Osun West Senatorial District come 2022.
“We, the under listed notable leaders of the Osun West extraction of the ruling APC in the State who are no doubt behind the agitation for Osun West code named “West Lokan” ahead of the 2018 Gubernatorial election, a selfless action we never regretted simply because we felt our Senatorial district was totally neglected, the infrastructural deficit was embarrassingly wide, becoming an eyesore then.”
On political attention, it said: “Let it be stated expressly that we have eminent and qualified sons and daughters who can fit into the governorship race. However, our support for the incumbent Governor remains firm, unshaken, unwavering, solid and rooted in our loyalty to his leadership prowess as the State helmsman, and this will continue as long as he remains committed to the pact of good governance and emulative motivational acumen of the unwritten cord he struck with the Osun West Senatorial District electorate.
“Our roles as age long Progressive disciples include:- continued support for a performing administrator towards implementing the noble ideas enshrined in our party’s manifesto and electioneering promises made to over four million Osun citizens who have reposed great confidence and followership in the APC administration.
“It is also evident that the opposition parties in Osun have become deserted and jittery over the successes and unparalleled performances of the incumbent Governor, which is a credit to his love to the people and sacred faithfulness to the oath of Office he had sworn to protect.
“We are pleased with his style of leadership,
and can only beseech him to remain undaunted and focused to the philosophy and
ideals of his developmental programmes he believes in reshaping the Osun dreams
of our founding fathers on the track of progress and development in self
sufficiency and Independence.”
The leaders
declared: “The continuity mantra he promised Osun people is yielding positive
dividends as he has continually, consistently and passionately funded all
inherited ongoing projects of his predecessor.
“With this singular act of his, we, the leaders of Osun APC in the Osun West Senatorial District hereby pass a VOTE OF CONFIDENCE on the Governor, His Excellency, Mr. Gboyega Oyetola for his foresight, exemplary leadership, administrative skills; and we are using this opportunity to completely dissociate ourselves from the submission of Osun Network For Equity and Social Justice published in The Nation newspaper of the 18 day of August 2020.
“Sponsored crisis within the Osun APC family, this crooked and demonic practice of theirs have failed and dead on arrival.
“We therefore enjoin the unsuspecting public to disregard their purported ideology they claim to represent and the divisive pointers they preach in the agitation for power shift. If they are selfless just like we are, they should have requested just like Oliver Twist for more interventions for our various Communities, Villages and Towns so that they can transform into developed centres of excellence within the District.
“We want to urge the Governor to continue to bridge the Osun West Infrastructural gap deficit as soon as possible , while we assure Mr. Governor of our continued support and loyalty, knowing fully well that the issue of his 2nd term in Office is not yet on the political front burner, and for us whenever the trumpet may sound for political activities, it will be about the slogan of “Oyetola Lee’kansi”, so that we can oil the machinery of a smooth takeover for our Senatorial District after he might have successfully piloted the affairs of our State for eight unbroken years as his predecessor.”
The statement reeled out Oyetola’s achievements in the fundamental areas listed.
On Roads Infrastructure,
it listed some roads within the district which, formerly, were precariously
deplorable, but which have either received the attention of the Oyetola
administration, or are being worked on.
They include the:
- Ede – Ojo – Ara – Igbon – Ejigbo road;
- Ede – Awo – Iragberi – Aato – Inisa – Ejigbo road;
- Ido-Osun township road;
- Osogbo –
Ido-Osun traversing Egbedore Local Government
Area – Iwo – Ibadan; - Ede township roads: 6. Iwo township roads;
- Ikire – Apomu – Gbongan- Ile-Ogbo – Ede roads;
- Ikire – Orile-Owu road (being rehabilitated); and
- Ife – Gbongan – Ibadan road (being rehabilitated).
On Health, it said the administration has attended to, face-lifted and built Primary Health Care facilities across the 100 electoral Wards within the District; while it also upgraded Ejigbo General Hospital that now accommodates COVID-19 patients.
It noted the governor’s statesmanship in his management of the COVID-19 pandemic, which it said is commended by all and sundry, and particularly his handling of the 127 Ejigbo bound Ivory Coast returnees, “against the counsel of prominent sons of Osun who advised him to turn a blind eye to their plights and deny them entry into the town of their birth and origin.”
On human resource development, it said: “Worthy of note is his recommendation of our son, Rt. Hon. Rafiu Adejare Bello as a non career Ambassador announced recently which is another feat to Osun West Senatorial district.”
On Education,
the statement expressed gratitude for Oyetola’s contributions towards the establishment of the Federal College of Education in Iwo. We remain
grateful.
The statement was also
jointly signed by:
- Senator Adelere Oriolowo (Senator West)
- Hon Yinusa Amonbi ( MHR)
- Hon Taiwo Oluga ( MHR) (Signatory but absent with apology)
- Mr Ayo Afolabi (South West APC Secretary)
- Hon Monruf Olanrewaju (OSHA Majority Leader)
- Elder George Tunde Adedeji (LSGC Chairman)
- Hon Gbenga Ogunkanmi (Deputy Chief Whip OSHA, absent but signatory)
- Hon Babatunde Ibirogba ( OSHA Egbedore)
- Hon Uzamot Adebayo (OSHA Iwo)
- Hon Olodo Taiwo (OSHA Ayedaade )
- Hon Adegbile Alidulai (OSHA Ola-Oluwa )
- Prof Mojeed Alabi
- Prof Olasupo Olasupo
- Hon Omolaoye Akintola
- Alhaji Sule Alao, Leader Ede
- Hon Jonson Ojo, Ede South
- Prince Yele Alabi
- Mr Deji Agboola
- Akinyoye Ismail Olaoluwa LG
- Alhaji Oni Najeemdeen
- Hon Ojo Bukola Akintunde
- Hon Oyewo Lateefat
- Hon Ayoade Olubowale
- Hon Ayofe Adisa
- Alhaji Jimon Oyebamiji and
- Hon Amos Akindiya (SUBEB Commissioner)
