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OSUN DEFENDER Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Osun School Debate Winner To Be One-day Governor •Golden Cup Winner Getsbank N1m Price that has that capacity
By KEHINDEAYANTUNJI
he governor as a role model in governance, saying the group will continue its support to ensure that he returns to the Government House for a second term. Other members of the group include: Honourables Muyiwa Jimoh, Tayo Olaitan, Babatuntde Ayeni, Barrister Kayode Tinubu among others. Dignitaries at the event included the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, President, Oranmiyan World Wide, Prince Felix Awofisayo, former NFF Secretary, Chief Taiwo Ogunjobi, among others.
schools. We are also the industry”. NY secondary school pupil who comes first in the “But regardless of their only government feeding to offer such loan. Even School Debate Competition to be organised by ranting, the people across the school pupils at the Omoluabi Support Group in collaboration with the when Federal Government the world are noticing our elementary level, apart from Government of the State of Osun will be a ceremonial one- wanted to borrow N150 efforts. Daily the employment of 10,000 billion to finance the Lagos- IndependentThe day governor in May this year. Newspaper is teachers, we have also Honourable Bisi Yusuf, organisations for Ibadan Expressway Project, presenting Governor of the actively engaged 40,000 Member of Lagos State supporting the vision of the about 20 banks came Year Award to me, not only youths.” House of Assembly, who government to make life together to source for the on our success in “For the first time, Osun spoke on behalf of the more abundant for the money, which means no conventional governance, is having Armour Personnel bank has such capacity.” group said on Thursday at people. on alternative Carriers procured by the “How it is now possible but the State Government He said: “It is our vision perspective to governance state government and to the for any bank to lend Osun, Secretariat, Osogbo during to build Osun economy to that puts the people as the glory of God, we are doing the official cash be able to compete with even N100 billion? This is a major focus of our this not at the expense of the state with less than N64 presentation to the winners Lagos economy, and we people,” the governor said. administrations. of the 2013 Osun Governors have started it. In 1999, billion revenue in four years, In his votes of thanks, “In the continent of Golden Cup. Lagos Internally Generated after the payment of salaries Africa, we are the only Lagos State Deputy and pension allowances. He stated that the group, Revenue (IGR) was N600 government that presented Speaker, who is a member of in collaboration with the million and now, it is No bank will do that. No learning tablet of knowledge the group, Honourable State Ministry of Education, between N20 - N30 billion. African magic in banking to the pupils in secondary Taiwo Kolawole, described will organise a school We are also moving fast in t debate to educate the public Osun. Before, it was N300 on Governor Rauf million, now it’s between Aregbesola’s philosophy N1.2 to N1.6 billion.” on education, which he “We are determined to described as monumental grow the state economy to and complete departure that level and with from previous collapsed and organisational productivity, redundant system. it is possible. It is for this Yusuf explained that the purpose that people of this Inter-unity State Debate will similar ideals are working enlighten the pupils, and together to get the desire other stakeholders on the results.” religious intrigues The governor said he was introduced by “the tiny overwhelmed with the onepopulation in the state to day governor proposal, derail the globally- which, according to him, will acknowledged education encourage the school restructuring in the state. pupils to work harder and He said the debate will be justify the government’s organised in May this year, huge investment on while the school that may education. come first will get N700,000 He however took a swipe cash prize, while the group at the opposition for “being will also distribute one mischievous on the debt million exercise books to the profile of the state to mislead school pupils. the people. Their claim is The lawmaker noted that completely out of common the debate is to support the sense.” governor’s giant strides in He said: “I always laugh the state and demonstrate at them and imagine their that what Osun intends to level of ignorance, when •The governor, State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola (arrow) acknowledging cheers from pupils during the former be producing are first-class they roll out figures on the presentation of the milk of knowledge in aid of the O’ Meal Programme organised by Sheri Care Foundation pupils, who will be able to state debt profile. The recent (SCARF) under the Office of the of the Governor of the State of Osun, Mrs Sherifat Aregbesola, at Nelson Mandela compete in technology, one they claimed was N600 Photo: GBENGA ADENIYI. economy, legal and medical billion. I don’t know of any Freedom Park, Osogbo, State of Osun, last Thursday. professions and all facets of life. President of the group, Olu Alagbe, speaking earlier the grassroots. the communities for their governor and support him during the presentation of By KAZEEM MOHAMMED before, during and after the They however gave their supports to the government. cash prizes to the winners of the Governor’s Gold Cup COMMUNITIES in the State of Osun have expressed commitment to continue to They said that though the forthcoming governorship their commitment to sustain the proposed local support the policies and council cannot be created election in the state. 2013, said the effort of the government areas when eventually created in their programmes group is to rally support for Meanwhile, the lawmakers of the without the approval of the the second term ambition of were welcomed by the administration. House, but since the bill for the areas. development at the grassroots. Governor Aregbesola. In their separate speeches, creation of new councils has communities amidst pumps Leaders of the communities The spokespersons of the the Chairman of the committee, According to him, been found to be and pegeantry. Governor Aregbesola has stated this on Thursday during other communities also Wasiu Adebayo; Leader of the developmental, it would All the communities visited the tour by members of the commended the state governor, House, Timothy Owoeye; demonstrated uncommon have also made provisions for definitely go through. zeal to develop the state State House of Assembly Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola for members of the committee, The lawmakers then charged secretariat buildings of the through functional Committee on Local proposing the new councils in Abiodun Awolola, Johnson Ojo the residents of the proposed councils if eventually education, mass road Government and Chieftaincy a bid to bring development to and Yemi Taiwo appreciated communities to encourage the cited in their communities. construction and steady Affairs to the proposed security in the last three and headquarters of the proposed a half years. local government council areas The group presented N1 in the state. million cheque to Orolu The communities visited the state to inspect the water the government to closely work By KEHINDEAYANTUNJI Local Government Football were Ola, Inisa, Oguro, Ifeproject, which is about 90 with the community in team that came first, Odan, Masifa Isundunrin and protecting the facilities on the HE governor of the State of Osun, Ogbeni Rauf percent completed. N500,000 to Ede-South FC, T site, saying the contractor has She said the Federal Aregbesola, has urged the Federal Government of which emerged first runner, Ilawo in Ejigbo Local Government will work in assured that the project will be Nigeria to fastrack the Ilesa Water Dam project located Government, Ido-Osun in N300,000 to the second collaboration with the state delivered this year. runner, Ede-North, while Egbedore Local Government at Kajola to provide potable water in the ancient town. The water dam project in The governor said the long we are also committed in government on the second phase Kajola is being handled by the Ilesa-West got N100,000 as and Sekona in Ede South Local after the completion of the first suffering of the community on providing potable water for the Government. third runner up. phase to increase the water RCC with 18 months’ period. If At Inisa-Ejigbo, the Onisara provision of water requires the people. The most valuable player, supply capacity in the city and completion attention of the Federal “The state government will its environs. completed, it will have 35 Kareem Sadiq, from Ifon- of Inisa, Oba Job Babalola said Government, which the water Osun, Jegade Bolatoro, the that about 21 communities that dam will address, if completed work together with the Federal The minister pleaded with million litres of water pumping Ministry of Water Resources to capacity on daily basis. Best Goal Keeper of the fall under the proposed council timely. ensure that there is result for tournament and highest in the area have agreed to site it Change Of Name Change Of Name The governor tasked the huge resources invested in that goal scorer, Tijani Ismaila, in the ancient town. Federal Government on water dam and prevent any I, formerly known as I, formerly known as were also presented golden Calling for the approval of Thursday while receiving the form of abuse of the project.” O D E S O L A A D E A G B O boots and cash prizes. Also on the tourism the House, the monarch Federal Minister of Water The 30 local government stressed that every effort Resources, Mrs Sarah Reng potentials of the water dam, the S U N D A Y MATHEW, now wish councils and the Area would be made to sustain the Ockekpe, at the Government governor promised to visit the OLUWOLE, now wish to be known and Council participated in the Secretariat, Osogbo, during a project site alongside the addressed as to be known and proposed council, if eventually courtesy visit by the minister. tournament last year. Ministry of Tourism and O D E S O L A addressed as created. Aregbesola said: “For the Tourism Board to evaluate the Governor Rauf M A T H E W At Ola, the Asiwaju of Ola past 40 years, Ilesa has not got opportunities and determine the A D E A G B O Aregbesola, speaking after OLUWASEYI. All SUNDAY. All former the cash presentation, Land, Professor Layi Olapade public portable water and since state’s area of intervention. former documents Speaking earlier, the Minister expressed gratitude to affirmed the importance of the 1951, it has been one of the 12 documents remain valid. remain valid. General Omoluabi Support Group new councils, saying the major cities in Nigeria. We of Water Resources, Mrs Sarah General public should and other collaborating council would further enhance appreciate the project because said the ministry’s team was in take note. public should take note. A
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