Rasheed Olawale, the spokesman to the Osun State Governor-Elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, stated on Tuesday, July 19, that his principal remained dedicated to his five-point programme, the top priority of which was workers’ welfare.
This was stated in a statement that Olawale signed and gave to The PUNCH in Osogbo in response to what he dubbed “sponsored fake news” that claimed Adeleke had broken his word to pay up the backlog of salary and pensions during an interview on Channels TV.
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He said;
This is a lie from the pit of hell as Senator Adeleke throughout the interview never at any point disowned his promise to clear outstanding workers’ salaries, pension, and gratuities and better the lives of all Osun people.
To the good people of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke reiterated his commitment to his five-point agenda as well as his readiness to serve the people with full sincerity and openness. He is not only prepared for the task ahead but has an action plan to transform his five-point agenda into reality.
Contrary to the frustrated mind of the deceitful author, the governor-elect explained in detail how he will source funds to meet the needs of workers including his unique promise of reviewing the issue of leakages in state finance and redirecting security votes to meet urgent state needs.
He claims that during the interview, Osun governor-elect Adeleke not only reaffirmed his commitment to addressing employees’ welfare, which was the first item on his five-point plan but also said that the payment of workers’ entitlement would not be noted as an accomplishment by his administration.
Olawale stressed;
On the larger governance issue, the governor-elect touched on his plans for education, security, job creation, agriculture, infrastructure, debt management and other germane issues. A people still in shock at their defeat probably could not concentrate on the full interview to watch a governor-elect displaying his clear grasp of issues and his preparedness to hit the ground running.
