PDP: Osun Group Outlines Agenda For Incoming Administration

The Osun Masterminds, an Osun based group has reminded the incoming governor of the state, Ademola Adeleke that he will be inheriting a government that has been run on frugality and prudence over the last four years.

It also urged the coming administration to discard bitterness as this will discontinue the good legacies of his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola when it comes into office on November 27, 2022.

This advice was given by Wasiu Oyedokun Alli, the Executive Director of the group during a press conference in Osogbo on Monday.

The group which requested that the Adeleke administration continue with the policies of the Oyetola’s government that are pro-people and which seek to deliver optimal results added that government being a continuum demanded that policies must be sustained for the greater good.

It added that the frugality that Adeleke would be inheriting is particularly important because the state needed such austerity measures to ensure its survival and long term fiscal sustainability.

"He must also exploit the State’s strategic geographical location in relation with other States in the South-West to develop the State’s trade potentials.

"We understand that expectations are very high, but the incoming Governor must ensure that he manages expectations with existing realities to achieve results that are both good for the State’s survival and necessary for the restoration of public trust in government. 

"He must dialogue with people every step of the way and ensure the openness of his government to the people it will serve.

'It also must be stated that the incoming Governor must seek to surround himself with only people who have proven records of professional accomplishments and are willing to truly serve the State.

"This is not a time to spend State’s resources on job for the boys as Osun presently requires the touch of seasoned administrators who can take the State from here to the point of bliss it should be.

"It also must be stated that the incoming Governor must not allow bitterness around him such that he will attempt to discontinue the good legacies of his predecessor. 

"He must continue policies of the outgoing government that are pro-people and only seek to deliver optimal results with them. Government is a continuum and thus, policies must be sustained for the greater good.

"We also advise the incoming Governor to ensure that he builds a smooth working relationship with the APC-dominated State House of Assembly that he will inherit. 

"The events that happen in some States where Governors mess with the independence of the State Assembly to force through their own leadership must not be allowed in Osun. 

"The incoming Governor must coexist peacefully with the State Assembly to achieve good results."

While urging the governor-elect to continue with the practice of intentional prudence, blocking all financial leakages and ensuring optimal utilisation of the state’s resources, it added that Adeleke must also find creative ways to rapidly boost the state’s revenue through exploitation of the state’s agriculture and tourism potentials.

The group, however, commended Governor Oyetola for his frugal management of the state’s scarce resources and implementation of developmental policies and infrastructural development.