The Senior Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs), Dr Folawiyo Kareem Olajoku has reiterated tha...
The Senior Special Adviser to the Osun State Governor on Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs), Dr Folawiyo Kareem Olajoku has reiterated that, since creation of the state in 1991, no government has done well beyond Governor Rauf Aregbesola when it come to the issues of achievements within seven years of his administration in the history.
According to Olajoku while fielding questions from journalists in his office, on Thursday, Aregbesola's performance is exceptional.
The Policy and Research Consultant described as unprecedented the achievements of Governor Aregbesola, stressed that no governor has ever recorded such stride since the creation of the state.
Olajoku who noted that the APC led government in the state has visibly performed with its impacts spread across the state, said what the state government accomplished through Sustainable Development Goal apart from those ones executed by the state its own second to none.
Some of the laudable projects of the present administration according to Olajoku includes ; introduction of O'amblance, the programme that had saved many lives involved in road accident, construction of bridges, construction of roads among others
The free meals given to pupils of all the public schools every school day; construction of the state-of-the-art classrooms, introduction of calisthenics in public schools among other interventions in education, health, as well as human and capital development. All these are the projects that have emancipated the people of the state", he said .
Olajoku said all these aforementioned projects have brought unprecedented development to the state, adding that it has expanded the state beyond expectation.
Speaking on coming gubernatorial election in the state, the SSA said with the achievements of Governor Aregbesola no any party can wrestle power from APC.
He noted that except APC no any other party remain united let alone to wrestle power from the party. He therefore enjoined the people of the state to continue to support Aregbesola in his bid to take the state to the greater height.
While speaking on the activities of SDGs, the SSA said no fewer than nine primary health centres across the state where built in the last few months.
He said: "Some of the targets of the 17 SDGs, which have taken over from the millennium development goals include: to overcome poverty, reduce hunger, introduce good health and quality education, as well as good jobs and economic growth.
"But in Osun, we focus our goals on good health well being and quality education. Those two goals are very key to the sustainability of other goals
"Between August last year to this present time, we have been successful built nine Primary Health Centres in Oke-Ila, Atakunmosa, East and West, Oke Inisa in Ijebu-Ijesa.
"Also in education, we have built, renovated and upgraded many elementary and middle schools in Egbedore, Osogbo , Olorunda, Iwo among other areas in the state.
All these projects are rural based and the ideas of global goal is to execute the projects that can better the lives of the people in the rural communities. In my office today we have been able to embark on two major goals, health and education." He concluded.
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