Gov Adeleke Announces Temporary Ban On Foreign Trips, Directs Cabinet Members To Attend International Events Virtually

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state presided over the State Executive Council meeting last week Thursday with key focus on treasury board decisions that have to do with preparations for the 2024 budget and landmark pronouncements on state governance.

A statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by his spokesman, Mr. Olawale Rasheed on Monday, noted that the meeting attended by all members of the executive council deliberated on the 2024 budget proposals from the Ministries, departments and agencies as a prelude to the submission of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework to the State House of Assembly.

 The statement added that Governor Adeleke called for due diligence on the budget preparation process, while giving key policy directives on the governance of the state.

The governor has also  directed the immediate suspension of foreign trips by public officers in the state, urging them to opt for virtual attendance of international business and investment events unless he approves such a trip.

‘Foreign trips for top officials for the rest of the year is hereby suspended unless there is a direct emergency to be authorized by the governor’  he said.

Governor Adeleke further instructed that state expenditure should henceforth be focused on implementation of critical projects across the sectors.

‘We must sustain the momentum of our service delivery by avoiding excessive spending on recurrent and overheads’ he said.

He also called for personal sacrifice on the part of the cabinet members, expressing the need for cabinet members and all members of his administration must demonstrate readiness to sacrifice in the face of the state’s harsh financial situation. 

‘Our needs from office  accommodation to residential accommodation are much but our resources are limited. So we have to devise a coping mechanism pending the time our funding situation will improve’  he submitted.

As a way of enforcing efficiency in the governance process, Governor  Adeleke also directed the Head of Service to prepare a memo to streamline the relationship between the Commissioners and  the Special Advisers. 

‘While memos by Special Advisers must pass through the Permanent Secretary to the Commissioners, the Commissioners must ensure fair play and accommodating spirit.

Members of the Council are to also note that I will be unveiling my administration’s N100 billion Infrastructure Plan on Thursday. The plan covers roads, health, water, housing among others.

I invite us all to note that this Treasury board deliberations are critical to the achievement of our governance goals. We must take it with all seriousness’ he said.

The statement noted that the cabinet  meeting was attended by the Deputy Governor, Prince Kola Adewusi; the Secretary to the State Government, Hon Teslim Igbalaye; the Chief of Staff, Hon Kazeem Akinleye; the Head of Service, Mr Samuel Ayanleye Aina, commissioners and the ten special advisers who are cabinet members-Team@orientactualmags.com
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