Gov Adeleke Presides Over Osun Cabinet Meeting, Unveils New Directives

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Friday chaired a marathon meeting of the State Executive Council at the Government House, Osogbo, where key policies were reviewed and fresh directives issued to ministries and agencies.

The late-night session assessed developments across sectors, with Adeleke citing what he called a “very high job performance rating” from Osun citizens.

The governor reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to completing major road and infrastructure projects, including the Ilesa dualisation, Ile-Ife flyover, Oke Fia/Lameco flyovers, and the Iwo dualisation.

He also ordered the Commissioner for Energy to implement the newly passed State Electricity Market law with guidance from the National Electricity Regulatory Commission. The Ministry of Science and Innovation was tasked with fast-tracking ICT and Tech Innovation policies, including roadmaps for Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain adoption.

In agriculture, Adeleke directed the immediate rollout of the Statewide Youth Agropreneurship Project across all local governments, while urging swift action on bills for the Osun Sports Commission, Police Trust Fund, and Sports Development Fund.

On governance, he instructed ALGON members to prepare developmental plans aligned with the state agenda and ordered a review of the Imole Youth Corps. He also emphasized the need for credible performance data ahead of the election season, directing the state’s statistics agency to adopt modern best practices.

The council further approved steps to tackle manpower shortages in health and education, elevated minor chiefs to Part II Chiefs, and ratified Prince Adeleke Saheed Adeyemi as the Olokusa of Okusa in Egbedore LGA.

The meeting ended with the council’s adoption of the governor’s address as its official resolutions.