gwabe: You should, if a gracious person, defer to stakeholders. The consistent support for Aregbesola here on this thread is not accidental. Such support comes from people who knew what obtained before Aregbesola came on board and what has been achieved today under him. You cannot come here disrespecting those stakeholders while hiding under the excuse of "condemning corruption". The accusations are too ludicrous to be taken seriously by those fully aware of the facts. This is why stakeholders have all pooh-poohed this poor effort packaged around an id1otically unbelievable pack of lies

Gbawe:

Mumu, no one owes a prejudiced and hateful individual like you any explanation or back-and-forth discussion because your nauseatingly distasteful stereotyping of the Yoruba ethnic group, which your writing repeatedly bears out here, means it is only a foolish Yoruba person who will indulge a bigoted cad like you. That I have said what needs to be said about you and your ilk should not lead a wretched creature like you to believe I have time for your continuous 1diocy.

Atouke:

This is how Nigerians use big big grammar when the want to hide/condone corruption. am not suprised gwabe you are a stakeholder in the fraud, i do not expect you to be objective or give the OPs point credence.

Defer to stakeholders indeed -- you mean the corrupt ones LOL

Sincere 9gerian: *A Lagos Colony*

Continuing, our source says: “This government is about deception!
Everything you hear is propaganda; this government has a lot of contempt
for the people of Osun State and while glorifying the Lagos crowd.

“Aregbesola has virtually turned Osun State into a Lagos colony of some
sort. Everything about the state is from Lagos. Every major political
appointment in the state is taken over by his Lagos crowd. If you ask
him, he will tell you they are his people from Lagos and that they were
with him during the struggle for his mandate. He brought them to
embezzle money in Osun.

“This is capital flight; these people, including the governor only stay
in Osun from Monday to Thurdsay. You can’t find them sleeping in Osogbo
on Thursdays. They are in Lagos. Almost all political appointees are
foreigners and so we are not enjoying them. They are not accessible to
the people of the state. Osun is tired.

“As if this is not okay, he has sold large portions of Osun land to
Lagos State government for farming purposes. So the Lagos State
government will come and farm here in Osun and take the food back to
Lagos with all the revenue derivable `from it. What stops the governor
from making provisions for Osun farmers to take over such venture and
export their products available to Lagosians?

“The Aregbeshola’s government has paralyzed completely the economic
activities of Osun state; you see, democracy is a government of the
people, by the people and for the people but in his own case, it is not
so. It is the government of Osun State, by the people of Lagos State and
for the people of Lagos State. All the commissioners, SAs, SSA and about
80% of his political appointees are from Lagos. So they come to Osun
state on Mondays and go back to Lagos state on Thursdays"

mosalab: instead of u guys to tackle d op base on d highlighted point... Sm baseless ppl here 'll be speakin thrases... I'll suggest u all come to Osun state to check out d facts 4 urself...

Osun to complete Opon Imo distribution in November

SEPTEMBER 30, 2013



Osun State Government has said that it will complete the distribution of Opon Imo (iPad-like device) to all secondary school pupils in the state by the first week of November.

The device, which is loaded with 17 subjects, is being distributed by the administration of Governor Rauf Aregbesola to ease teaching and learning.

The Project Manager of Opon Imo, Mr. Sam Omoruyi, said in Gbongan, at the distribution of the device at Olufi High School, that the plan was to distribute 600 tablets everyday.

The Tutor-General, Osun West Senatorial District, Mrs. Adisa Olabamiji commended the governor, saying with the distribution of the tablets, education had completely been turned digital.

The Principals, St. Pauls Grammar School, Ilobu, Mr. Akinola Ojuola, and Olufi High School, Gbongan, Mrs. Akingbile Elizabeth, in separate reactions, lauded Aregbesola’s administration that the Opon Imo initiative had become a reality.

The duo urged the the pupils to cherish the device and ensure that the objective was not defeated.

Reacting on behalf of the pupils, Florence Alabi of St Paul Grammar School, and Hammed Ajibola of Olufi High School, said pupils would learn with ease and improve in their examinations.

They promised that pupils would not use the device for something else outside learning.

Sincere 9gerian: It is the government of Osun State, by the people of Lagos State and
for the people of Lagos State.

eGuerrilla:

Did @OP bother to verify any of the points raised in that article before going to town with his proclamations of ABSOLUTE guilt?

We need to continue asking the difficult questions our public administrators would rather not have tabled, but we also need avoid advancing prosecutorial agendas in the absence of credible proof.




Source

Atouke: Gwabe if you or any of the stakeholders want to show that you are credible sources, rather than use big big words to cover rauf corruption as raised by the original poster please answer this allegation that he raised with facts not sentiment/big grammar:

1) Is Rauf appointing mostly lagos residence to political offices in osun as opposed to Osun resident? thereby undermining the state residence a chance to be close/contribute to the development in the state?

Gbawe:

Thank you. What Aregbesola is mainly guilty of is burning ambition and an impatience to see Osun develop as quickly as possible. To that extent he will often initiate very laudable plans cash, for a very poor State, is not available to implement immediately and totally. In the end , he always secures the funding to make things work. He has delivered with commitment and focus.

That is a style of administration which may not be to the taste of many but not fraudulent or dishonest either. Delay in the supply of Opon Imo is not reason for any objective and progressive mind to shout "fraud". Same as delay in the completion of the Lagos light rail is an issue of paucity of funds and nothing else. Administrators do not spend time brainstorming award-winning innovation to then ruin such with fraud. Yet one cannot mitigate for the id1ocy of some here which makes them predisposed to believing anything however ludicrous such is.

I personally think we are in a period where Nigerians must protect their best leaders from charlatans who have lost out and will use vile agents, lies and deceitful machination in an effort to regain the office that provides them with what they did to result in them being booted out. I.e loot massively and unconscionably without giving the people anything at all. They talk of "propaganda" yet use the link below yourself to see evidence and pictures of what Aregbesola is doing to deserve the loyalty he got here, from stakeholders, while Oyinlola only succeeded to turn Osun into one big "Owambe" zone for the PDP.

http://osun.gov.ng/infrastructure/roads/township-roads/

geeez:

Sincere 9gerian:
Quote of the week. LWKMD!

A-ZeD:

I'm not holding brief for Rauf but this your number question is as stupid as questions come. Is there any law that stipulates the appointment of Political holders is based on state of residency?

Atouke:

Can you please list the projects that rauf has completed since his tenure in office? i dont mean the media hyped "initiated/started" project?

eGuerrilla:

Did @OP bother to verify any of the points raised in that article before going to town with his proclamations of ABSOLUTE guilt?

We need to continue asking the difficult questions our public administrators would rather not have tabled, but we also need avoid advancing prosecutorial agendas in the absence of credible proof.




Source

Gbawe:
They talk of "propaganda" yet use the link below yourself to see evidence and pictures of what Aregbesola is doing to deserve the loyalty he got here, from stakeholders, while Oyinlola only succeeded to turn Osun into one big "Owambe" zone for the PDP.

Gbawe:

This is what shows that many of you are 'disturbed' and totally consumed with hate. You have quoted a post which actually has a link that shows you "completed projects" yet you show boneheaded id1ocy and a total devotion to being unreasonable by asking the crap you do above. This is why, unfortunately, people like you should not be taken seriously. You have no interest in confronting let alone acknowledging the truth because of innate bias and prejudice.

Gbawe:

Mumu, can you tell Nairalanders where the road below are in Lagos State? You should be ashamed of yourself. Me and you may be dedicated to our political camps but I draw the line at maligning PDP/labour/APGA/DPP administrators , or any others, I know are genuinely delivering for and loved by their people. That is what we should all uniformly subscribe to if predisposed to the developmental aspect of Nigerian politics. When a leader is loved by his own people, who are fiercely happy with his leadership on their behalf, a decent person (especially when a non-stakeholder) will not go there.

Political sophistication means we must, whatever our personal convictions, defer to the opinions of the electorate at all times. If, for example, Abians say they are happy with Orji then who am I to forcefully join issues with and insult those stakeholders over that announcement even if I personally disagree with their opinion? You, on the other hand, are not the least bit principled or morally upright so I am not surprised the same Aregbesola you have praised elsewhere is the leader you now attempt to malign because of your ignoble and two-faced nature.

http://osun.gov.ng/infrastructure/roads/township-roads/

gratiaeo: MOD, why is this revelation not on front page?

Atouke:

Thak you, you raised a very good question. there is no such law. it is good for non indigenous /residents to be appointed in other states. i applaud such initiative and hope that other states in the federation do same. afterall ogbeni was a commissioner for works for the lagos state GOVT under Asiwaju.

That said here is the problem, Ogbeni was a commisioner in lagos because he resided in lagos for years and knew the problems inherent in the state and hence could proffer solutions for it. So is Ben Akubueze.
What Ogbeni is doing in Osun is different, he is importing people from lagos note those people do not live in osun, and has no ties to the people or problems of osun and hence do not know what the problems of osun or what the people want and hence will not be able to proffer solutions to osun problems.

Thats why you see them bringing the solution of lagos problems to Osun for solution ie Lagos because of its small size lacks farm land for agriculture. this is a big problem in lagos so what the lagos base osun administrators/commissioners/ appointees did is to annex Osun land to solve lagos Agric. land problem.

this is what you get when you do not allow indigenes/resident to patake in the development of their state. they bring imported problems and foreign solutions to the state which has no bearing to the desired development for the masses in the state.

Atouke:

You mean the opon imo? thats what that article was about. here is the fact Rauf released N8.5billion for 3500 opon imo to his son kabiru which on its own is very controversial interms of cost/nepotism.

but the problem is of the 3500 ordered only 600 has been released in the entire state ie 200 per senatorial district and there are over 1million school age kids in osun state. hence i classify Opon imo project as a media hyped initiated/ started project untill all the 3500units of opon imo is released and concrete plans are on grounds to provide for the remaining 996,500 + school kids.

History will judge Oyinlola, others – Aregbesola

Some people claim your administration’s decision to distribute 150,000 computer tablets to secondary school pupils is a misplaced priority and that it’s probably a way of embezzling funds, what’s your response to this?

The decision to distribute the computer tablets is the biggest revolution in Nigerian educational sector. In this run, we are distributing 150,000 computer tablets free of charge to our students. We have already produced 20,000 units of the computer tablets and we are distributing them. We are waiting for the supply of 30,000 units by the end of September this year. The remaining 100,000 will be produced here locally in Osun and will be distributed by the end of the first quarter of next year. Students of three schools across the state already have the computer tablets distributed to them.

You must consider logistics and other factors. Computers are not produced like some other household items. And I must say that the process is not taking too long because we just launched the tablets barely two months ago and distribution has already begun.

kaze4blues:



I strongly admonish Gbawe and other sensible people here to desist from arguing with these useless people denigrating the personality of ogbeni aregbesola.

I live in osogbo.

Only a fool will compare the performances of aregbesola under 3 years with those of oyinlola under 8 years.

Oyinlola's tenure was marred by failure, oppression and so on.
only few roads were constructed during the time of oyinlola with several others not completed.

Oyinlola borrowed about $18bn to found the construction of 6 stadia in the state but up till now no single stadium is on ground.

Old garage-ikirun road dualisation is almost complet under 3 years of aregbesola.
Other roads that are completed and been used presently used include fagbewesa road, isale aro road, gbodofon road, fiwasaye-tanisi road, gbeja okebaale road, awosuru alekuwodo road, housing-tinumola road and so on with several others under construction.

All these roads were in bad shapes during oyinlola tenure but they were left undone.

Its been three months now since I've been back to osogbo from school.
Throughout these 3 months, there has been constant water supply which didn't happen before during oyinlola tenure.

Anyone that lives in osun state and say aregbe is under-performing is been biased.

I lived in osogbo throughout the 7 years of oyinlola so I know the different between the two governors.
Aregbesola may not be the best....BUT he is by far better that oyinlola/pdp in terms of achievements in office.

Atouke:

You mean the opon imo? thats what that article was about. here is the fact Rauf released N8.5billion for 3500 units of opon imo to his son kabiru which on its own is very controversial interms of cost/nepotism.

but the problem is of the 3500 units ordered only 600 units has been released in the entire state ie 200 units per senatorial district and there are over 1million school age kids in osun state. hence i classify Opon imo project as a media hyped initiated/ started project untill all the 3500units of opon imo is released and concrete plans are on grounds to provide for the remaining 996,500 + school kids.

Atouke: Stakeholders am forced to bring this question back as non of you has attempted to provide answers to them





5) Why is rauf demolishing/merging schools instead of hiring more teachers/renovating schools?