Osun State Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has said his focus is to give dividends of democracy to the people.
He said service to the people should be paramount to every responsible government because that would determine its fate when election was held.
The governor made this known through his Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, during an edition of the state rural engagement programme held at Ajeoku, Tafia, Kajola and other rural communities of Obokun East Local Council Development Area.
Oyetola, who said he would not spare any effort in advancing the pace of good governance, which his administration had instituted for the masses, stressed that people remained behind him and would return him to office in the next election.
He said that he would never be distracted by political machinations, but would focus on quality service delivery to the people, adding that the will of God would prevail through the popular support of the people who had been the centerpiece of his administration.
Oyetola said: “in the last three years, my administration has improved the social well-being of our people through the revitalisation of some general hospitals and over 300 primary health centres out of 332, as well as the construction of 120-bed ward and doctors’ quarters at the state Specialist Hospital, Asubiaro. This is in addition to the execution of health insurance scheme to give quality and affordable health care delivery to the people.
“To improve the state transport system, we are rehabilitating road networks across the nine federal constituencies of the state, while we have already built and rehabilitated roads like Ada-Igbajo road, Osogbo-Kelebe-Iragbiji road and Akindeko-Awosuru link road via Adejumo street with Oremeji spur, Akinlade street, Adewale street with loop to WAEC road all in Osogbo; Army Barack (Ede)-Ara-Ejigbo township road, Moro-Yakoyo-Ipetumodu-Asipa-Ife/Ibadan expressway junction road and Ereja roundabout-Ereguru-Isaare-Oke Oye-Sabo (Irojo)-Ilesa/Akure Expressway Junction, Iloro/Aganun/Abiri road, Itaasin (St. Stephen Church)-Our Lady School-Police Divisional Headquarters, Famia Road, Nike Gallery-Ido-Osun Township airport with palace spur, Ikirun-Eko-Ende Road and Gbogan Township Road to mention but a few among several others.
“Equally, Olaiya flyover in the state capital is 85 per cent complete. There is an infrastructural provision to reduce the current traffic hassles in the area, which will also help contain the offshoot of the current administration’s drive towards sustainable industrialisation, while efforts are being expended on the continuation of projects inherited from the last administration.
“Because of our quest for rapid infrastructural development, we have concluded the plan to start constructing and rehabilitating roads in areas like Iree, Inisa, Ife, Ijesa Land, Osogbo, Olorunda, Irepodun, Orolu, Oba Ile and Oba Oke, and Ikire; among other critical roads that will be considered as the state financial base improves; while this does not exclude our collaborative efforts with the Federal Government to complete the state airport.
“As a matter of fact, we have been committed to human development and capacity building by empowering nothing less than 18,000 youths through various schemes, as well as execution of several social intervention programs for the socially vulnerable. Salaries and pensions are fully paid as at when due.
“Other important sectors like agriculture, mining and tourism are being developed to give an appreciable level of boost to the state economic index,” he said.
