The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has said a former National Deputy Chairman of People’s Democratic Party, Shuaib Oyedokun who defected to All Progressives Congress in the state recently remains his political father and that he is being expected in the party.
Adeleke boasted that the leadership style he is adopting to govern the state depicts true progressive spirit rather than playing politics at the detriment of development of the state.
Adeleke made this known on Thursday while hosting the Olunisa-In-Council led by Oba Joseph Fasikun who visited him in solidarity of the community’s support for Osun State at the Government House, Oke-Fia, Osogbo.
The governor said he was surprised that Oyedokun, an experienced politician in Osun left the ruling party to APC despite that there is no fight or wrangling in the party.
According to him, “Baba (Oyedokun) rallied support for me, attended stakeholders meeting and was opposed to dissenting voices in the party. He remains our father and we are expecting him back to our party.”
“The meaning of progressive is to prioritise the development of the people like what I am doing. I have been constructing roads, this will create connectivity between rural and urban areas, it will contribute to agricultural development because that is where we are returning to now with this economy. Osun will lead massive agricultural revolution.
“The foremost nationalist and true progressive, Obafemi Awolowo during the era of old Western Region used agricultural proceeds for development, free education and many more. Progressive is when people feel the impact of government.
“I have progressive mind by constructing roads that were abandoned. I am completing the projects that were abandoned by past administrations. I am committed to policy of continuity regardless of any political affiliation. I am committed to the policy of good maintenance culture.”
He added that, “I have spoken with Kwara State Governor because I will commence work on Osogbo/Ikirun/Inisa/Ila-Odo road to Kwara boundary. I have rehabilitated roads out of love for my people. I am so concerned about them.”
Adeleke said that his government has been correcting the mistakes and misdeeds of the past government by paying the backlog of workers’ salaries including the pensioners, and paying attention to citizens’ health and education among others.
