Gov Adeleke Announces ‘Support Plan’ For Osun Monarchs…Govt To Build Secretariat For Council Of Obas, Enroll Traditional Rulers In Health Insurance Scheme

In recognition of the traditional rulers as a pillar of people’s government, Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced an integrated support package for members of the Osun state Council of Obas, the governor’s Special Adviser, Mallam Olawale Rasheed disclosed in a statement made available to Team@orientactualmags.com on Thursday.

‘At the second strategic consultative meeting with royal fathers in the state , Governor Adeleke listened attentively to the suggestions and submissions of the royal fathers under His Royal Majesty, Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi’s leadership  before talking about his plans for members of the state Council of Obas’  he added. 

Governor Adeleke, the statem

ent noted, reminded the Council members of  inherited challenges faced by his administration, submitting that his team prioritizes the traditional institutions  because he grew up within a palace environment and cognizant that service delivery is best facilitated by the royal fathers.

‘Our Obas live and dine with the people. They are the custodians of our culture with deep affinity with the people. In Africa, productive collaboration with traditional rulers is therefore the foundation of successful governance’ the governor submitted.

Governor Adeleke disclosed that despite the harsh state of finance, his administration has come up with a support package for the traditional rulers, which is already under implementation.

‘Our administration will continue to support our kings for the successful celebration of their respective towns’ days.

We will work on a public- private partnership for town development through the town day’s celebration.

Medical support for our fathers will also be expanded. We will look into the possibility of health insurance enrollment as we did for pensioners in the state.

We have already increased the sitting allowances of our monarchs. This has taken effect statewide.

We are addressing the issue of new cars for our monarchs  with all sense of seriousness. Gradually, we will be satisfying this genuine aspiration of our royal fathers in this respect.

 It is however my singular honour to announce that within the first tenure of our administration, we will build a befitting Secretariat for the Council of Obas in the state. This will be fully equipped to fully recognize our  royal fathers as a pillar of people’s government.

Going forward, I am using this opportunity to inform our royal fathers that Ipade Imole holds on a quarterly basis. I seek your regular attendance as a Council’ he said.

The governor, who also addressed issues raised by the royal fathers, promised to tackle controversies over elevation of Obas, review of Obaship laws, release of white papers on some kingship stools and the role of royal fathers in state governance.

‘ I will direct relevant commissioners to take up all issues raised at this meeting. I also urge our  royal fathers to submit position papers on all issues raised here’ the governor submitted. 

 Governor Adeleke,  who received applause from the Council members, said he was elated that ‘our  royal fathers here have in many instances testified to our service delivery in road construction, school rehabilitation, water provisions, health care access, workers and pensioners welfare. 

‘We crowned our one year super delivery with the unveiling of the multi-billion naira infra agenda designed to prepare Osun as an investment and global tourism destination. I am happy to report that the implementation of the plan has commenced statewide.

My highly revered royal fathers, we have been managing state finance with a high level of prudence and self sacrifice. My security vote is going for state development. As we are tightening our belts, we are spending on infrastructure and human support.

We are tapping into new sources of revenue. The reform of the solid mineral sector is ongoing. The goal is to ensure maximum benefit for the state from her natural resources. We are working to improve internally generated revenue without imposing an excessive tax burden on our people. 

We have cultivated the culture of saving for project execution. Unlike the practice in the past, federal interventions are judiciously administered on our watch. In recent months, following the economic crisis triggered at the national level, we implemented palliative administration in transparent and accountable manners. We did not hoard palliative materials. We rather allowed the public through various associations to handle the distribution.

In a demonstration of responsible leadership, we created a project account to keep the N7 billion naira federal intervention fund. As the state is spending multi-billion naira on the infra agenda, the N7 billion is an addition to contribute to the bridging of the state infra deficit.

Our governance ambition is multi-dimensional. Your government is pushing to achieve a decade old ambition within four years. My friends do tell me that my plans are too ambitious, but I respond to them that we are too late to allow the sky to be our limit. 

The Osun agro-sector must develop. We must grow our creative industry with the full involvement of our traditional rulers. We are marching with God towards that goal’ he added.

Responding , Chairman of the Osun State Council of Obas, His Royal Majesty, Oba Ogunwusi commended the governor for his good governance records and the delivery of service to the people.

‘We appreciate Mr Governor for his partnership with the Council. We offered open arms, and we are glad that the governor has wholeheartedly embraced our hands of fellowship. We pledge full support for the success of Mr. Governor’ the royal father submitted-Team@orientactualmags.com  Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980. Thank you