₦airaland Forum

Nukilia:
The infrastructure part is what I believe is a right step in the right direction. Past administrations in the state have been held hostage by the civil servants at the expense of infrastructural development. I don't think he blew the 8years mandate he got. His achievement has out-paced any governor.
The aspect where Aregbe is having problem with is PAYING PEOPLE WHO UNDERDELIVER.
Aregbe sees the Civil service as a system that has gulped huge sums of money and thus had a negative effect on infrastructure in the state.
Hopefully, a PDP led government will dance to the tune of workers so that the state can return to the status quo.

The workers are ineffecient and don't deserve their full pay to me, but Aregbe took it too far by leaving IGR to suffer. What becomes of his beautiful schools without zealous teachers? I remember during Bisi Akande's time it was hard to pay workers but the teachers had zeal and we the student then didn't suffer much because of that awareness that the money isn't available. I remember Bisi Akande saying Agric. Science isn't appropriate for classroom and saying we should do more practicals. He practically transferred the burden of paucity of funds to the students (mostly boarder from Ibadan, lagos, ogbomoso) Fine building won't do the trick for education.

UrennaNkoli:
Lol @ merit if the OP wants to talk about merit, he dare not mention the northerners. The yorubas are neither a good mention. Ohanaeze Ndigbo is still a better choice.

Please show me an Igbo problem solver at the state or regional level. May be one with Integrity ?

It turns out Buhari and his men have been swapping crude for petrol. The arrangement helps bypass the notorious marketers in previous subsidy arrangement, but is open to top-level corruption. To me, it is a masterstroke. I prefer this to the previous subsidy apparatus.

EternalTruths:
You don't need to see it the way you do not want.

Just take note of the years.

Son's death b4 1998 death 1999 Democracy

Son's accident b4 2018 ...... 2019 Biafra or Igbo Presidency

I am sure you are one of those prophets giving 2018 political prophecies. Your own come get mathematical and scientific angle join am.

Nukilia:
How do we define the right projects? Don't you think the civil service is a BLACK HOLE?

In a sense, it is but Aregbe took projects to a damaging proportion for Gods sake. A 100% increase in IGR from around N8B to N16B would have gone a long way to ease the recurrent expenditure burden today. The guy had 8 years but blew it with rascality. We now have infrastructure that may not impact the system to optimal level if people don't get paid and it isn't maintained.

EternalTruths:
In other words, Buhari will go the way of Abacha.

Remember Democracy entered in 1999 after Abacha's death in 1998

Also, in 2018 something might happen that might usher in the disintegration of Nigeria by 2019.

Take am easy oh. I no mean am like that. The man should change his ways.

In his remarks, Chairman, House Committee on Education in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Folorunso Bamisayemi lauded Aregbesola for his giant strides in all sectors of the economy particularly in education sector. He said the House is proud that Aregbesola judiciously utilised the loans which the House approved."

“To us as legislators, we strongly believe that if the state did not borrow at the time it did, many of these projects would have been impossible now, considering the exchange rate.

It is one thing to do projects and another thing to do the right projects. IGR and salary suffered at the expense of flashy projects with long term returns.

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He is a bonafide fiscal rascal. He thinks taking loans to build eye-catching infrastructures in the wrong proportion will fo.ol us for even a second.

The insecurity fight is a half-hearted one on Bubu's side. He should go after Fulani herdsmen with same drive he goes after militants, ipob, abuja-kaduna kidnappers, shittes etc.

I will like to see them cut a red-white-red cake to mark the injustice.

While it seem like a good idea to disobey or circumvent court order to at least punish offenders, I would have preferred Buhari strengthens the judiciary system to handle such cases with political interference. This is the ultimate cos when he leaves power, the system will quickly revert to '(ab)normal'.

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Strive to be first to make sensible comment in life. This is same chlldish attitude that pushed Aregbe to do radical projects. Just so people can say he did it first.
Imagine, giant talking drum as tourist attraction.

If not for excess what is a young man who should be bulding Africa doing speeding to nowhere in particular? Let him recover quick, i am sure God is passing messages to him in his coma dreams.
Abacha son too crashed and died in one of his adventure of luxury but his father didn't get the message. I pray Buhari's ears hear the voice of God.

Which state has the Igbo man liberated from the yoke of periodic abuja dependency ?
We like to play stupid politics in Africa(blacks), if not OP won't attempt to foòl us here with ethnic junks? Instead of rallying round characters with good morals we prefer ethnic affliations to merit.

Osun state Governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has assured that his administration would complete all the projects it has embarked upon before the end of his tenure in 2018.

Governor Aregbesola said this while presenting the budget proposal of the year 2018 to the state House of Assembly on Thursday.

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Rauf Aregbesola Governor of State of Osun

The 2018 budget tagged “Budget of Enduring Legacy” was totaled N173,980,083,007. Aregbesola who listed the achievement of his administration in various sectors of the state also promised to continue to work towards the development of the state in the fast approaching new year.

While reviewing the 2017 budget, the governor stated that his administration has done well in Agricultural developments, education, health, industrialization, finance, commerce, transportation, regional planning and environmental development among other sectors of the state. According to him, “The 2018 Budget being presented today is to consolidate all the various achievements we have recorded in the various sectors and sub-sectors of our economy in the last seven years and to leave an enduring legacy for the State in line with the policies and programmes of our Administration.

“The draft Budget which is christened “Budget of Enduring Legacy” is anchored on the avowed commitment of the present administration to provide a conducive living environment for the people of the State.

“The budget is equally targeted towards ensuring the completion of all the on-going projects as much as we can and with a view to bringing about continued improvement in the socio-economic well being of the people of the State of Osun.

“Like the previous years’ budgets, the 2018 budget is in line with the Six-Point Integral Action Plan of our Administration; and has also been packaged towards ensuring achievements of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the State of Osun in line with the national economic policy and international best practices. “In line with our vision, we are prepared to continue to save our people from avoidable deaths due to emergencies, poverty, and inadequate health facilities.

Health, as we know, is wealth. We will ensure increased accessibility to qualitative health care services in all parts of the state by completion of all on-going projects. “Specifically, in 2018 fiscal year, Government will ensure that the renovations and upgrading of the nine State Hospitals in the State are fully completed.

“In 2018, this administration will continue to provide essential drugs and medical consumables in all our hospitals at subsidized rate. “This Administration has taken a number of steps towards the realization of sustainable growth and development of commercial activities in the state. “Essentially, the focus of this administration on road projects in 2018 will be the completion of all on-going projects scattered across the State.

If this feat is achieved in the New Year, we would have delivered on our promises to the good people of this State regarding road infrastructure in the State. “The Government of Osun will continue to avert flooding by engaging in the continued desiltation of major drains, flood awareness campaign as well as dredging major streams and rivers. Government will also ensure that all our obligations to our contractors are settled in the New Year.

“The current issues we are facing with payment of salaries and allowances and other benefits of public servants are not our own making. Let me at this juncture, appreciate all the public servants in the State, including the teachers, for their support, cooperation and understanding, I want to assure you that the welfare of our workers is uppermost in the mind of this administration.

“This effort will continue to be pursued vigorously within the limit of the resources available to this administration.” Aregbesola explained. The Governor therefore, appealed to the people of the state to continue to cooperate with the Government in the arduous task of remoulding the State of Osun into a better place, adding that the welfare of the people will continue to be accorded top priority attention by his administration.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/well-complete-all-on-going-projects-in-2018-aregbesola/

By Dayo Adesulu

Osun State governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, has suprised some of his critics by commissioning a N94,000,000 christian school at St. Augustine’s Government Elementary School, Ipetumodu, Ife North Local Government Area.

The school is a quadrangular block of 12 rooms, of which10 are classrooms, one, a computer centre while the last is used as library.

It also has a headmaster’s office, a store, a power office, a conference room a borehole, power transformer and a recreation and sporting centre. At the commissioning, Aregbesola disclosed that the school, among others, was designed to attract the best brains from their catchment areas, especially from public middle schools, where excellence is the watchword.

He pointed out that Osun elementary schools are neighbourhood schools to which children can easily walk within view of familiar neighbours. He said: “Today marks another epoch in new dawn of education infrastructure in the State of Osun.

The last time we gathered for this purpose was on October 24, 2017, when we commissioned Ilesa Govt. High School. “In the order of our new elementary schools, the most recent was the commissioning of the AUD Govt. Elementary School, Sabo Osogbo, November 29, 2016.

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Governor Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola of state of Osun state

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/aregbesola-commissions-n94m-christian-school-2/

“On March 21 2017, our train moved around simultaneously, to celebrate the official opening and commencement of learning activities at four newly-built government high schools, namely: Ataoja Govt. High School, Osogbo; Osogbo Govt.

High School; Wole Soyinka Govt. High School, Ejigbo and Adventist Govt. High School, Ede. “These schools were the first set of completed high school infrastructure embarked upon by our administration and have since been put to use by end-users, the students and their teachers.”

He added that beyond new buildings, he has carried out renovations on 40 other schools with 1,694 standard classrooms in the existing elementary, middle and high schools, noting that they will accommodate nearly 90,000 pupils. He said his administration has provided more than 100,000 desks and chairs, toilets and boreholes and made schools decent places to be. In his remarks, the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu, Oba James Adedokun Adegoke, described the governor as a true democrat whose position has heralded unprecedented development in the state.

Adegoke said the present administration has given due recognition to the development of the state, particularly Ipetumodu, which has witnessed uncommon transformation. “Since the creation of Osun, no government has kept to its campaign promises as being done by the present administration.

We have seen true Omoluabi ethos in all Aregbesola has done. In his welcome address, the Commissioner for Education, Mr Wasiu Omotunde-Young commended Aregbesola for being committed to fight against educational decadence.

He said the administration has not only given education a deserved attention but has made it the true bedrock of development. “Our government has commissioned many of these schools and we will still commission more as we are committed to the quality and functional education in the state,” he stressed.

In his remarks, Chairman, House Committee on Education in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Folorunso Bamisayemi lauded Aregbesola for his giant strides in all sectors of the economy particularly in education sector. He said the House is proud that Aregbesola judiciously utilised the loans which the House approved.”

“To us as legislators, we strongly believe that if the state did not borrow at the time it did, many of these projects would have been impossible now, considering the exchange rate.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/11/aregbesola-commissions-n94m-christian-school-2/

Livestock or Crops ? Cos this Fulani herdsmen issue is affecting crops. Young grads can't near bush again cos of AK-47 carrying first class citizens of sahara Africa.

Gongola

What did our kpalongo anthem rate?

Osogbo—Governor Rauf Aregbesola of Osun State has disclosed that only 28 per cent of the state’s total workforce received modulated salary, adding that the remaining 72 per cent of the workers have been earning their full salary and are not being owed any outstanding salaries.
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He, however, assured workers in the state that the financial crisis that forced the state government to embark on payment of modulated salary to its work force would be over by the end of March, 2018. Aregbesola, who addressed the workers at the Civil Service Week programme on weekend in Osogbo, appealed to them to persevere for a little more time for the payment of full salary, just as he commended them for their perseverance, patience, sacrifice, dedication and labour of love. The governor said: “There is no better time to acknowledge and tell you this than now. You have done well so far. What is left is just to thank you, particularly the 28 per cent of you who have endured modulated salaries. These are the 20 per cent who earn 75 per cent of their monthly pay and the eight per cent who collect 50 per cent of their salary. “The remaining 72 per cent, as you all know, have been earning their full pay and are not being owed any outstanding salaries, irrespective of the spin being given to this by our traducers. Even at that, we must thank everyone for the sacrifice you have all made in other areas. “This is because your relationship as workers is contractual and I want to assure you that everyone will get his or her full pay when this is over.” Explaining the financial situation of the state, Aregbesola said: “From July 2015 – when we started paying modulated salaries, our income from all sources, including gross allocation from the federation account, internally generated revenue and two tranches of Paris Club Refund – to November 2017, is N121.6 billion. “Meanwhile, our total personnel cost (excluding gratuities) within the same period would have been N104.4 billion if we had paid the full salaries of N3.6 billion every month. Our personnel cost therefore is 85.8 per cent of our total revenues from all sources. Aregbesola who accused his political opponents of playing mischief on the salary issue, urged the workers not to allow the opposition to instigate them against the government.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/12/28-osun-workers-receive-modulated-salary-aregbesola/

kingreign:
Don't mind him, he mistyped, he meant to type 3hours.

People think more is always better. There is something called moderation.

YES

TrumpDonald2:
Oyedepo on salary? Are you alright?

The guy didn't lie now. If 70% live in huts majority wins. Just like election.

You want "god's" own bodyguard to rough-handle you abi.

ivandragon:
make up your minds...


pmb says nothing like subsidy...

osibanjo says NNPC belongs to a 'private entity' so the FG has no 'business' with its business activities...


Baru says landing cost of fuel is N171 but NNPC sells at N145 & no subsidy is being paid...


now Baru says PMB said NNPC should pay subsidy...


why is this administration so dysfunctional?

Paradox.

We are praying God uses the heart of his father towards the Christians and minorities to judge his case.

Toosure70:
fact

Not even ameachi . . .

What is this man yarning? Can any state match the debt that funded these projects or even the after-effects ?

I hope they aren't leftover war planes.

Is that the fuel that was suppose to go to Nigeria? Giant of Africa indeed!
It all makes sense now, when elephants nations fight the grass nations . . .

If the west was ready and willing to independent alone, what's the noise about the west being backwards and cowardly ?
Madness and Boldness sometimes cross path but same goes for brilliance and madness.

blacknp:
Didn't Buhari's daughter marry certified billionaire Idimi's son sometime last year?,what is money to them?,Idimi will provide one of his Gulstream 650 Jets to airlift the boy for treatment anywhere in the world without touching Government money,not everyone was born less privileged as yourself,to be privileged is a blessing from God no vex na Baba God do am for am.

Are you a pastor?the church must pay the land use charge all the era of grace and wayo is over in Lagos State.

the inlaw are suddenly the new explaination.