Osun state is witnessing a new dawn as, Gboyega Oyetola will be sworn in as the Governor of Osun State, while Rauf Aregbesola is expected to hand over the state today after a successful tenure of office. The ceremony slated for today in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state.
Both men are members of the ruling party, APC. Also, both have other things in common: they were both based in Lagos and are committed loyalists of APC national leader, Bola Tinubu.
Mr. Aregebsola has governed Osun State for eight years. His tenure witnessed massive infrastructural development including construction of major roads and schools. His tenure, particularly his second term in office, was, however, roughly characterized by erratic payment of workers' salaries.
Mr. Oyetola who won Osun governorship election held lastSeptember narrowly defeated Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mr. Adeleke and the PDP have cried foul and are currently challenging the outcome in court.
Prominent Nigerians, especially from the ruling party, commended Mr, Aregbesola for bringing the state to where it is today in the last eight years.
They spoke at a colloquium to mark the end of Mr. Aregbesola’s administration.
The colloquium which was tagged: “Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola in Eye of History.”
Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi State, said the education policy of Mr. Aregbesola was the best in the country.
Mr. Bagudu said the outgoing governor took risk to develop Osun state, adding that he was seen as controversial by many because his ideas were most times not easy to comprehend by many.
According to Mr. Bagudu, when he was in the Senate, a Committee on Education, led by a late senator, Uche Chukwumerije, during a visit to Osun, discovered that the state had the best education policies, as well as best infrastructure in public schools.
“In our separate reports, we all concluded Aregbesola had best education policies in the country.
Also, Owei Lakemfa said developmental projects that Mr. Aregbesola left behind would continue to be a reference point in the state.
The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Ogunwusi, also said Mr. Aregesola’s various innovations in the last eight years had relaunched Awolowo and Jakande educational policies of free education and infrastructure development.
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