John Dike, Osogbo
The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of exhibiting ignorance about telemedicine, digital economy and extraordinary performance of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the last 100 days in office.
The party described as false, a report that the state has received 90 billion naira in the last three months.
Reacting to the APC statement, the Acting State Chairman of the PDP, Dr Adekunle Akindele said, ”Governor Adeleke is a man of due process and rule of law who subjected all government’s financial transactions to public financial regulations.”
He said the former APC government breached all known procurement rules, circumvented financial regulations and foisted an opaque financial management system on the state.
“The state account is open to the public and the public knows without being told that Governor Adeleke is not a thieving governor like those of the past, as his focus and attention is on delivery of good governance,” he stated.
Adekunle said PDP and its government outperformed the APC and proved that people’s needs can be met, noting that “the APC has become disillusioned and cannot even offer believable lies against a Governor whose popularity rating is now knocking 90 percent.
“The statement by the State’s APC just confirmed why former Governor Gboyega Oyetola failed woefully as his team are ignorant of the significant advances in the field of digital economy financing through telecom investors, expansion of health care access to the poor through telephone powered telemedicine and innovations in good governance delivery through selflessness.
“If APC leadership is not shameful, it is sufficient for it to listen to the voice of Osun people and their positive rating of the PDP government. Adeleke is delivering on all critical areas of the state economy, building new roads, rehabilitating old ones and taking Osun on digital world map to create jobs and wealth for our people.
“Osun people should know that for four years, former Governor Oyetola refused to allow the laying of broadband fiber optics for Osun state. Under three months, Adeleke has done it.
“Governor Adeleke approved an MoU and flagged off the laying of the broadband internet connectivity cable. The project to be financed by telecom investors will interconnect Osun state without the state parting with a kobo.
“To the stone age operatives of APC, expanding internet access in Osun state through the fiber optic project has no meaning. For Osun to now have the first state ICT Policy, State Tech innovations policy and domestication of the national start up act are no achievements. But the educated and enlightened world and citizenry are full of praise for Governor Adeleke for achieving these feats.
“Osun people are aware that the APC abandoned many critical projects including the Osogbo-Ikirun-Kwara boundary roads. Governor Adeleke re-mobilised the contractor to site and the road is billed for commissioning on Friday. Considering that Mr Oyetola abandoned the road for four years, is that not a commendable achievement for Governor Adeleke to have completed it?
“The APC team is dazed and confused. All what Mr Oyetola said cannot be done are being achieved and implemented by Governor Ademola Adeleke.”
