Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was on Sunday sworn in as the sixth governor of Osun State and he ordered immediate reversal of the state’s slogan from State of Osun to the constitutionally recognised Osun State.
Besides, he also ordered the reversal of the state appellation, insignia from State of the Virtues to the original application, State of the Living Spring.
Speaking shortly after he was sworn-in as the 6th civilian governor of Osun on Sunday, at the Osogbo township stadium by Justice Adepele Ojo, Adeleke ordered the immediate freezing of all government accounts in banks and other financial institutions.
He also announced the immediate establishment of a panel to carry out an inventory and recover all government assets, just as he ordered an immediate establishment of a panel to review all appointments and major decisions of the immediate past administration taken after the 17th July, 2022.
Adeleke who promised to meet the expectations of the workers, traders, artisans, farmers, business owners, students, pensioners, traditional and religious leaders and indeed all residents of Osun vowed to boldly correct all past injustice, corrupt acts or policies by any previous administration which are against the collective interest of the people.
While pledging his commitment to be accessible, responsive, consultative and proactive in handling small and big matters of state governance, the governor promised to demonstrate a high sense of urgency, transparency, justice and innovation to tackle and solve the problems of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and poor infrastructure.
Highlighting his party’s five point agenda namely, welfare of workers and pensioners, boosting the state’s economy, home-grown infrastructure policy, people-focused policy on education, affordable health care, security and social welfare; Adeleke promised to release a detailed programme of action on each of them very soon.
His inauguration was witnessed by many leaders of the PDP including its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu.
LEADERSHIP observed that the five governors of the PDP opposed to Mr Ayu were conspicuously absent from the inauguration that attracted my personalities.
In the roll call, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Seyi Makinde of Oyo, Samuel Ortom of Benue, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia and Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu were all absent at the event.
The other four are loyalists of Governor Wike who lost the PDP presidential ticket to Atiku. They have since demanded the removal of Senator Ayu as chairman for peace to reign in the party.
Adeleke added: “All policies that are not favourable to the growth of effective local government administration will be reviewed in accordance with the law.
“No form of illegality will be allowed to stand and all acts of impunity committed by the immediate past administration on local government administration will be reversed following due process.
“My administration will restore the integrity of the civil service which has been bastardised through favouritism and political considerations.’’
