Ademola Adeleke, on Sunday took over as governor of Osun State and acted from day on his promise to sack all late minute appointees by former governor Gboyega Oyetola.
Shortly after being sworn at the Osun Stadium in Osogbo Adeleke promised to right all the wrongs that have committed by the outing governor. He immediately re-branded Osun as the ‘State of the Living Spring’ from the ‘State of Virtues.’ Also, he said rather than bear State of Osun, it should be Osun State. He terminated the appointments by ex-governor Oyatola starting from July 7 2022 and froze all the State’s bank accounts.
Speaking during the inauguration attended by top Peoples Democratic Party bigwigs, including president candidate Abubakar Atiku and his running mate Ifeanyi Okowa, National Chairman, Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and Akwa Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom.
Adeleke said in his speech “I am well aware of the fact that my responsibility as the Governor and Chief Security Officer of Osun State entails meeting the legitimate expectations of our people.
“Under my watch as the Governor of Osun State, I will boldly correct all past injustice, corrupt acts or policies by any previous administration which are against the collective interest of our people.
“Let me state here that from the education, health, mining Sector, agriculture, road infrastructure and supply of portable water, let it be known to all that it is no longer going to be business as usual. And I repeat, it is no longer business as usual.
“Our administration will demonstrate a high sense of urgency, transparency, justice and innovation to tackle and solve the problems of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and poor infrastructure.
“Your Governor will be a people’s Governor. I will be accessible, responsive, consultative and proactive in handling small and big matters of State Governance.”
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