Adeleke explains how Osun will spend N2bn FG palliative fund
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has explained what his administration intends to spend the N2bn Federal Government palliative fund.
Speaking at the maiden Edition of Ipade Imole, a Public accountability Platform, yesterday at Aurora Event Center, Adeleke said his government resolved to spend the palliative fund on three projects and programmes
The projects and programmes according to the Governor are, additional buses to ease transportation cost, rehabilitation of health centres and the purchase of food items.
Adeleke also disclosed his administration’s plan for the future which includes: dualisation of roads at two per senatorial districts; flyover bridges at Osogbo and some other towns; street lights for newly constructed roads; second stream of 332 boreholes across wards;Commencement of Imole transport service; and Imole Housing Estate at 500 units per federal constituency.
While speaking on payment of pensioners, he said that his administration has widened the coverage of the payment of pension debt while the contributory pensioners are now enjoying greater attention as accorded regular pensioners.
He also made it known that the people of the state should be rest assured that this administration has not and will not borrow to fund ongoing infrastructure upgrades.
He said, “From bridges to dualisation of existing roads among other infrastructures, we are pursuing value for money and public private partnership. Our financial plan is sustainable.”
Adeleke assured the people of the state that all local governments and districts are factored into government plans and agenda.
The Governor added that he has demonstrated strong faith by ensuring the completion of many abandoned projects as well as retained many contractors used by the previous governments.
