Òṣun At 29 : Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola’s Administration

Òṣun At 29 : Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola’s Administration .

Past Administration in Òṣun :

Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola with a branded title”OGBENI” was the fourth civilian governor of Osun State. He is a native of Ilesa, Osun. He was sworn in immediately after the appellate court judgment sacking Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola….

In His first term as governor of the state, Aregbesola outlined his goals for the state: banish poverty, banish hunger, banish unemployment, restore healthy living, promote functional education and enhance communal peace and progress and he actively pursued all action points of this plan in his first four years in office. For instance, he introduced an initiative for the creation of 20,000 jobs for youths in his first 100 days, which he achieved through the Osun Youth Empowerment Scheme (O-YES)…..Other initiatives he introduced in his first term includes ;

1. Osun School Infrastructure Development Project — O-SCHOOLS….
   — which involved the construction of about 170 new schools…..
2. Osun mid-regional market (O-HUB)
3. Osun Rural Enterprise and Agriculture Programme (O-REAP)
4. Osun Elementary School Feeding Programme (O-MEAL)
5. Osun Tourism (O-TOURS)
6. Osun Special Ambulance Scheme (O-AMBULANCE)
7. Rural Access and Mobility Project O-RAMP …… Investing on roads and construction of bridges. He rehabilitated and completed 230 states roads spanning 368 km. He also partnered with local governments to deliver 226 council roads across the 31 local governments with a combined length of 216 km. His administration started and completed 6 bridges
8. O-ELDERS – AGBA OSUN, a conditional cash transfer for old people
9. O-CALISTHENICS, an extra-curriculum scheme for pupils

To promote equality and peace among all religions, he introduced “Isese Day” as a public holiday for traditional worshipers to celebrate like their Christian and Muslim counterparts in the state have always done .

He adopted a branded name for the citizens of Osun — OMOLUABI

His administration procured 125 patrol vans, several armoured personnel carriers and a helicopter for distribution to security forces .

During his tenure, investments and production have been on the rise in Osun.

• International Breweries plc, Ilesa Trophy brand, doubled its production capacity….
• Tuns Farms, an indigenous poultry company, in partnership with small holder farmers, ramped up broiler production to position the state as the second largest broiler producer in the country…. O-BOPS
• Omoluabi Garment Factory, a PPP between Sam and Sara Garments and the State emerged
• An indigenous computer assembly plant, RLG Adulawo, also set up shop in Osun .

Awards :

The Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative rated Osun second highest on its Human Development Index among the 36 states in Nigeria.

Rennaissence Capital ranked Osun as the 7th largest economy in Nigeria

NBS rated Osun as the state with the lowest poverty rate in Nigeria.

He rehabilitated Nigeria Railway Station terminus :

Ogbeni is a stern supporter of Fiscal Federalism for Nigeria and Regional Integration .

Ogbeni is widely known in the press for prioritizing human capital development, education, and infrastructure during his tenure .

Oranmiyan himself. Shine on .