Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke’s Spokesperson and Special Adviser, Olawale Rasheed, has said he has no regret of working with his principal, describing Adeleke as a super agent of good governance.
Rasheed disclosed this on Sunday in a personal interview to mark his 60th birthday anniversary, said his principal has been addressing multiple developmental challenges facing Osun State.
According to him, “I was born into a political family. I was actually a politician before joining journalism. So my current partisan politics is like a return to base. Why? Well, politics is the most noble of all human endeavour as it focuses on acquisition and deployment of state power. So, I have no regrets.
“It is an honour to be part of a party under great man, Sunday Bisi and a government under Asiwaju Ademola Adeleke who is widely known and seen to be a super agent of good governance. You won’t regret it when you are privileged to be part of a team that is addressing multiple developmental challenges facing our dear state of Osun.
“My principal is the most deeply intelligent and charismatic administrator I have ever come across. His capacity to read and understand human nature knows no bounds. He has a clean heart and has no space for grudges. His openness to new ideas is astounding. He is a team player as long as the focus is public good.
“You may run into issues with him if your motives are less than noble. He detests corruption so deeply that he will endlessly lecture his team about public probity and accountability. Many know him at first as a dancing governor, two years after, the world recognizes Mr Governor as Mr Performer, Action Governor, Mr Infrastructure, Mr Talk and Do among others. Inside the dancing governor is a personality with unwavering passion for good governance and its delivery at the minimum cost with local content among others.
“Within two years, Mr Governor constructed over 150 kilometers of roads, rehabilitated 200 health centers and over 100 schools, paid 48 billion naira in pension debt, liquidated substantial half salary debt, reduced osun debt by over 40 percent, launched an ongoing multi-billion naira infra agenda, realized the vision of University of Ilesa, completed abandoned projects at Osun state university, approved free medical care for Osun pensioners, disbursed over N4 billion naira for cooperative and artisans in Osun state, restored professionalism within the state public service, purchased 31 tractors after 14 years
“He created and launched Osun ICT policy and digital economy agenda, launched the Osun statewide agropreneur project and enforced local content in project implementation alongside the slogan: “Osun money for Osun development”
“Currently, another 100 kilometers of road is under construction while work is been fast tracked on dualisation of road at Ilesa as well as flyover bridges at Osogbo and Ile ife. The good performance of Mr governor has earned him accolades from far and near.”
