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Osun’ll return to golden era, says Aregbesola

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Osun State Governor Rauf Aregbesola has said the state will return to the golden era.

He said his administration was working to diversify the economy to make it self-suuficient.

A statement from the Director, Bureau of Communication and Strategy, Semiu Okanlawon, said: “From the outset, the Aregbesola administration had set out to ensure that it diversified the economy in such a way that proceeds from economic activities and taxes would drive the economy and not reliance on federal allocations.

“The attempt to wean the state off Federal Allocation was behind the haste with which the Aregbesola administration embarked on key economic programmes.”

The statement added: “The government’s approach to agriculture, industrialisation , tourism and massive infrastructure provision was driven by the clear possibility that the sole reliance on the Federal Government for survival would one day throw the country into an economic quagmire of immense proportion.

Okanlawon said: “The dream has not gone awry and it is a clear vision that Osun must be on its feet, self-reliant and be a reference point in Nigeria.

“The race to ensure development during Aregbesola’s first term informed the fear of what is happening now.

“Aregbesola wanted a self-reliant Osun. That Osun, almost two decades after its creation, could not boast of tax-paying companies speaks volume about the magnitude of the work that awaited the Aregbesola administration.

“But the governor did not shy away from this task. During his first term, his government caused investors to bring up companies, such as the Omoluabi Garment Factory, Osogbo and Adulawo/RLG Technology Company in Ilesa.

“Just last month, a leading telecommunications firm, Airtel, came to partner with the Adulawo/RLG company.

“These are aside the various agro-allied companies, which have benefited from the administration’s growth schemes.

“The government also begun aggressive drive for the development of the solid mineral sector with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with an Australian mining firm, Andalusian Mining Industry.

“It was in the same vein that the idea of an airport for aircraft maintenance was conceived.”

“To accept that our state must continue to survive on the meagre inflow through what goes to the civil servants alone is to accept that we would continue to depend on external forces for our survival.

“We must work hard to give our people many choices. If you want to work in the civil service, it must be the choice that our people make on their own volition and not that there are no other choices, regardless of their education, qualifications and expertise.”

The statement cited the instance of Lagos which today can pay its workers timely and still continue its development works.

“People must not forget that Lagos, in 1999 when former Governor Bola Tinubu took over, was generating a paltry sum.

“It was the ingenious interventions and immediate provisions of infrastructure that lured investors in to create various opportunities for the people and made tax administration much easier for what is now today’s Lagos. This feat can be repeated in Osun and other parts of Nigeria.”

The statement added the governor has come clean on the state‘s finances to ensure that nothing is hidden and to assure the people that despite the precarious situation, he is determined to restore the state to the era where his government paid salaries on the 25th of every month.

“Before June 30, workers would be paid their salaries, Okanlawon said. http://thenationonlineng.net/new/osunll-return-to-golden-era-says-aregbesola/

How? No nation that want to develop itself will depend on crudeoil or handout.
Why not tell that man with long goatee to learn to look inward instead of him to be waiting for handout from abuja and hand out from oil.

Jonathan stole $20billion meant for osun workers and other states workers.

[quote author=kazmanbanjoko post=34783735]Jonathan stole $20billion meant for osun workers and other states workers.[/quot


Una no dey tire to cal jonathan

Aregbe is sounding like a broken record.

This was the same thing he said when he was sworn in 2010, claiming he will diversify the economy of the State, with emphasis on Agriculture.

Almost 5 years down the line, no single basket of tomatoes or other agricultural produce to show for his 'effort', if there was any .


He should just keep shut and hide his head in shame.

[quote author=Activity77 post=34783819][/quote]na him theif am na, and he must account for it maybe not today but tommorow.

kazmanbanjoko:
na him theif am na, and he must account for it maybe not today but tommorow.

Prove it,I need links