By Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman
A group
under the aegis of Civil Society Coalition for the
Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEO) has uncovered the plan of Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola led- Osun State government to begin the
retrenchment of no fewer than Nine thousand five hundred and eighty
two (9,582) workers across the 30 local governments and Modakeke Area Council, Civil Service, tertiary institutions, teaching and other
public service establishment of the State, saying that the group has
prepared to resist all the anti-workers policies of Rauf Adesoji
Aregbesola’s government, rejecting the proposed sacking of government workers across the state.
The group however rejected the illegal and unlawful merger of the four
(4) State owned tertiary institutions or stripping them of any course
of study in any form, noting that the institutions have been
established for decades and Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola would not be
the first and the last person to govern the State, noting that the
group would not fold its arms and allow Mr. Aregbesola and his company to destroy the education of the State before returning back to their home in Lagos State.
The Chairman of the group, Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman, speaking
at a Press Conference organized by the CSCEO in commemoration of Mr. Aregbesola five years in office tagged:” FIVE WASTED YEARS OF MR RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA AS GOVERNOR OF OSUN STATE”, held in NUJ
Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEO) has uncovered the plan of Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola led- Osun State government to begin the
retrenchment of no fewer than Nine thousand five hundred and eighty
two (9,582) workers across the 30 local governments and Modakeke Area Council, Civil Service, tertiary institutions, teaching and other
public service establishment of the State, saying that the group has
prepared to resist all the anti-workers policies of Rauf Adesoji
Aregbesola’s government, rejecting the proposed sacking of government workers across the state.
The group however rejected the illegal and unlawful merger of the four
(4) State owned tertiary institutions or stripping them of any course
of study in any form, noting that the institutions have been
established for decades and Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola would not be
the first and the last person to govern the State, noting that the
group would not fold its arms and allow Mr. Aregbesola and his company to destroy the education of the State before returning back to their home in Lagos State.
The Chairman of the group, Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman, speaking
at a Press Conference organized by the CSCEO in commemoration of Mr. Aregbesola five years in office tagged:” FIVE WASTED YEARS OF MR RAUF ADESOJI AREGBESOLA AS GOVERNOR OF OSUN STATE”, held in NUJ
Correspondent’s Chapel, Osogbo yesterday, he strongly condemned the
present administration in the State for its anti-masses policies in
the last five years in office, explaining that Rauf Aregbesola’s gross
mismanagement of the funds allocated to the State from Federation
Account and his kleptomania that brought the State to the current
pitiable situation.
According to him,” We do not have any personal scores to settle with
Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola as being thought in some quarters but we
are motivated by love for the common good of our people. The Oaths
taking by the Executive arm of government as stipulated in the seventh
schedule of the amended 1999 Constitution suggests that government is
in existence for the promotion of the welfare of all citizens on the
principles of Freedom, Equality and Justice. Alas! Aregbesola’s
government is the total opposite of these ideals. Contrary to his
propaganda, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola is the worst thing that ever
happened to the State.
“Aregbesola’s administration is deficient in honesty, deficient in
honour and deficient in truth. The only thing it has in surplus is
saying something and doing something else. His financial recklessness
which resulted in borrowing in excess of over Four Hundred Billion
naira which he claimed to be spent on projects which are not in the
interest of the welfare of our people has left Osun people poorer. So
great is his dishonesty that when he says ‘good morning’ one needs to
cross-check three times before answering”.
Speaking further on the educational policy of the State government,
Comrade Sulaiman maintained that Aregbesola promised to build
twenty-seven (27) model schools across the State with the N11.4
billion acclaimed free interest loan obtained from “SUKUK” in 2013 and
the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Universal Basic
Education Commission (UBEC) also released sum of N13.9billion to the
State for the same purpose, stressing that the question in the lips of
the right thinking citizens of the State now is that what happened to
the UBEC’s fund released for the same purpose?, adding that
Aregbesola had succeeded in shortchanging the good people of the Statefor his own benefit and must be made to account for this.
He added that “Five years into Aregbesola’s misrule of Osun state has
resulted in breakdown of law and order among secondary school students who even come to school with charms to threaten teachers who dare to correct them. There have been reports of violent clashes between students of secondary schools who could not be accosted and disciplined because they all wear the same uniform which made it impossible to know which school they belonged to.
present administration in the State for its anti-masses policies in
the last five years in office, explaining that Rauf Aregbesola’s gross
mismanagement of the funds allocated to the State from Federation
Account and his kleptomania that brought the State to the current
pitiable situation.
According to him,” We do not have any personal scores to settle with
Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola as being thought in some quarters but we
are motivated by love for the common good of our people. The Oaths
taking by the Executive arm of government as stipulated in the seventh
schedule of the amended 1999 Constitution suggests that government is
in existence for the promotion of the welfare of all citizens on the
principles of Freedom, Equality and Justice. Alas! Aregbesola’s
government is the total opposite of these ideals. Contrary to his
propaganda, Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola is the worst thing that ever
happened to the State.
“Aregbesola’s administration is deficient in honesty, deficient in
honour and deficient in truth. The only thing it has in surplus is
saying something and doing something else. His financial recklessness
which resulted in borrowing in excess of over Four Hundred Billion
naira which he claimed to be spent on projects which are not in the
interest of the welfare of our people has left Osun people poorer. So
great is his dishonesty that when he says ‘good morning’ one needs to
cross-check three times before answering”.
Speaking further on the educational policy of the State government,
Comrade Sulaiman maintained that Aregbesola promised to build
twenty-seven (27) model schools across the State with the N11.4
billion acclaimed free interest loan obtained from “SUKUK” in 2013 and
the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Universal Basic
Education Commission (UBEC) also released sum of N13.9billion to the
State for the same purpose, stressing that the question in the lips of
the right thinking citizens of the State now is that what happened to
the UBEC’s fund released for the same purpose?, adding that
Aregbesola had succeeded in shortchanging the good people of the Statefor his own benefit and must be made to account for this.
He added that “Five years into Aregbesola’s misrule of Osun state has
resulted in breakdown of law and order among secondary school students who even come to school with charms to threaten teachers who dare to correct them. There have been reports of violent clashes between students of secondary schools who could not be accosted and disciplined because they all wear the same uniform which made it impossible to know which school they belonged to.
Similarly the
schools merger and Opon- Imo has led to dwindling performance in WASC examination as the students have only turned the tablets to a means of
watching videos.
schools merger and Opon- Imo has led to dwindling performance in WASC examination as the students have only turned the tablets to a means of
watching videos.
The 2014 WASC result is the worst in the history of
this state. In addition, results of male students who sat for the exam
at Baptist Girls High school were withheld by WAEC which does not see
how male candidates can be in a girl’s school.
this state. In addition, results of male students who sat for the exam
at Baptist Girls High school were withheld by WAEC which does not see
how male candidates can be in a girl’s school.
Yet, Mr.
Aregbesolarevels in squander mania and corruption claiming that he built a 72classrooms
school building for 750 million naira while the number of teachers in the school
is less than 15. This betrays his true intention in undertaking the project. NOT
FOR STUDENTS TO LEARN BUT FOR HIM TO BE ABLE TO GET HUGE KICK-BACKS".
The group challenged the authority of the three (3) banks (Zenith
Bank, Wema Bank and First Bank) which received the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)/ Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) bailout fund on behalf of the State to come out openly and show the world how the State government under Mr. Rauf Aregbesola’s watch collected the sum of approximate N35billion bailout fund accrued to the State.
They stated,” Mr. Rauf Aregbesola should also come out to tell the
people of the State, how the revenue that accrued to the State from
federation Account since January 2015 was spent.
The group challenged the authority of the three (3) banks (Zenith
Bank, Wema Bank and First Bank) which received the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN)/ Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) bailout fund on behalf of the State to come out openly and show the world how the State government under Mr. Rauf Aregbesola’s watch collected the sum of approximate N35billion bailout fund accrued to the State.
They stated,” Mr. Rauf Aregbesola should also come out to tell the
people of the State, how the revenue that accrued to the State from
federation Account since January 2015 was spent.
Similarly,
he should tell the whole world why despite receiving the NNLG and bailout fund
from Federal Government and promptly receiving the State monthly allocation
since President Muhammadu Buhari came into power in May29th, 2015, his
government is still owing workers and retirees alike to the tune of four (4) to
five (5) months salaries and pension due.
“Mr. Aregbesola should explain why he refused to pay the 2011/2012
retirees their gratuities despite the fact that during the period the
State experienced 230 percent increase in her Federal Allocation?
“Mr. Aregbesola should explain why he refused to pay the 2011/2012
retirees their gratuities despite the fact that during the period the
State experienced 230 percent increase in her Federal Allocation?
The State government must also come out to clear the air on the
controversial fake Letter of Authority compiled to access gratuity of
the genuine retirees of 2011/2012 batch as a result of Government
Contributory Pension Scheme policy”.
Sulaiman is the chairman, Civil Society Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun state (CSCEO). He could be reached on: +2348038591504/+2348022697573
controversial fake Letter of Authority compiled to access gratuity of
the genuine retirees of 2011/2012 batch as a result of Government
Contributory Pension Scheme policy”.
Sulaiman is the chairman, Civil Society Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun state (CSCEO). He could be reached on: +2348038591504/+2348022697573
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