Osun

Adeleke Lagging Behind In Education, Agriculture, Others – ADC

ByYusuf Oketola

PublishedJuly 25, 2025

The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has berated Governor Ademola Adeleke for not giving premium attention to education and agriculture in Osun State.

Chairman of the party in the state, Dr Charles Omidiji stated this while assessing the Adeleke administration in the last two and half years in an exclusive interview with OSUN DEFENDER recently.

He posited that the Governor is only building roads and flyovers while losing focus in strengthening the education and agriculture sectors.

According to Omidiji, there are many problems in Osuneducation sector despite the recent performance of students in external examinations.

“Well, as for Governor Adeleke, when we talk of Infrastructure, I think he is performing. Apart from Infrastructure, he is lacking in other areas such as education. Though our students are the best now but in education there are many problems now. Even in security there still many problems and in other aspects. Also, he is having some hitch in agriculture. We will come to fix all what remain for him to do,” he stated.

Also, the Chief Executive Officer, National Inland Waterways Authority, NIWA, and governorship aspirant under the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Oyebamiji, has disclosed that Osun State electorates would reject Governor Ademola Adeleke’sre-election bid over the mismanagement of huge resources accrued to the state in the last 30 months.

Oyebamiji disclosed that Osun has been receiving financial rainfall of over 300 per cent of what it used to receive, yet nothing to show for the humongous allocation by the incumbent government.

Speaking during the consultation visits to Ife Federal Constituency, Oyebamiji said the affairs of the state had been practically run aground under the current government as manifested in the poor funding of education, health, infrastructure and key sectors in the state.

“Today, Osun is earning more than 300 per cent of what it used to get, and everyone can attest that what is on the ground does not commensurate with the massive earnings.”

“The state and local governments in Osun have received close to N1 trillion in the last 30 months of Governor Adeleke, and yet the state has not been able to recruit teachers and health workers to improve the well-being of the citizens.

“It is important for us to use whatever comes in as revenue, both at the national and state to better the lives of our people. It is essential for us to use our resources judiciously so that our people can benefit from the dividends of democracy. That is my motivation for being in the governorship race.”

All efforts to get the reaction of the comm. for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi proved abortive.

Yusuf Oketola

Yusuf Oketola is a trained journalist with over five years of experience in the media industry. He has worked for both print and online medium. He is a thorough-bred professional with an eye of hindsight on issues bothering on social justice, purposeful leadership, and a society where the leaders charge and work for the prosperity of the people.