By Mustapha Aleem
Lawmakers in the Osun state house of assembly, has on Tuesday, advised the governor of the state, Rauf Aregbesola on a number of issues that would fastrack the development of the state.
The house members, at a special sitting on the overview of 25th year of the state from the legislative perspective, said the state had surpassed other states that were created at the same time as Osun.
Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Honourable Najeem Salam
The speaker of Osun house of assembly, Hon. Najeem Salam, also advised the people of the state on the need to be patient, emphasizing that the hard times in the country would abate very soon.
He said, “People should be careful how they criticise the government. We know this is democracy but it does not mean we hide under that to criticise the government unjustly. Osun is not the only state that is borrowing. Well to do countries like America, Saudi Arabia and even Venezuela that has the largest crude oil deposit is also borrowing. we should be mindful of how we judge.”
The house majority leader, Timothy Owoeye, noted the state had witnessed some level development that were yet to be matched by other states in the country.
“We now have 18 higher institutions in the state. A number that has not been achieved by any other state created alongside Osun state in 1991.
“The fact that we are having 9 universities and 9 polytechnic in the state explains the enabling environment for doing business in our state.”
The house member representing Osogbo state constituency, Akintunde Adegboye, said the state which witnessed a lot of stunted growth before Aregbesola came on board, noted that the past administrators were not responsible for the woes but insufficient capital was.
He said, “when the governor came on board, the trend changed as he took a bold step towards ensuring the state was having enough resources.”
But, the representative of Ife state constituency, Samson Eluwole, said although, the state was having beautiful schools and eduction infrastructure, the current level of education in the state was pitiable.
He said the state, which is now down the ladder of the recent West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, needed urgent attention.
Eluwole also praised the state Civil Servants for their doggedness in the face of the current economic hardship.
” As of now, if you go to Ife-Ede road and Akoda-Osogbo road, you will discover that these roads have become death traps. For a decade now no one can boast of getting water from the public tap. Many infrastructures are on the verge of decadence.”
However the honourable representing Orolu-Irepodun state constituency, Hon. Kameel Oyedele, urged the OSHA speaker to expedite efforts on how the bill proposing a Public Private Partnership in the areas of tourism in the state would be passed to law.
“I will only urge the speaker to expedite efforts on how the private sector can come into the tourism industry in Osun. There is a bill to that effect and it is still waiting to be passed into law.”
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