State Of Emergency: Rivers Issue Not Up To 10 Percent Of Osun LG Crisis – Adeleke’s Commissioner
- Says Adeleke Wept Over LG Crisis
The Commissioner for Education in Osun State, Mr Dipo Eluwole, has reportedly said the political crisis in Rivers State, which led to the declaration of a State of Emergency, is not up to 10 percent of what happened during the local government imbroglio in Osun.
The Commissioner also disclosed that the state Governor, Ademola Adeleke, wept for about 15 minutes over the unresolved local government issue.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that there is an ongoing battle between the Peoples Democratic Party and the opposition All Progressives Congress over control of local government council areas in the state.
The situation has led to the withholding of the council’s funds by the Federal Government.
According to Vanguard, Eluwole stated this while speaking at a training programme for teachers in Ede on Tuesday.
He tasked the teachers to continue to pray for the leaders, saying he is well concerned with the situation in the state.
His words, “I used to say that Osun is peaceful. What happened in Rivers State is not up to 10 per cent of Osun State’s if not that we imbibe the Omoluabi ethos during the crisis.
“So please, let us watch our leaders and pray for them, God will guide their feet from stumbling, they will not lead us astray, I saw a traditional ruler who shed tears on what is going on.
“For instance, on Saturday, Mr Governor wept for 15minutes before he could start a meeting, 15 minutes! They were pacifying him, Where is Nigeria going? It is not a sin to be a Nigerian, please and please continue to do that thing that you are doing to make Nigeria progress.
“We know what has been happening before about three years ago in the education sector, you can see what is going on now, Osun state education is to be reckoned with today, we are making Nigeria proud unlike before where it was vandalism, hooliganism, raping, cultism…all are the things of the past in our schools”.
He added that the paucity of funds led to the stall in infrastructural development in schools, saying there would be improvement as the state government makes an effort to resolve the situation.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
