~ orders immediate reversal of the appellation ‘State of Osun’ to the constitutionally recognized status of Osun State.
The new governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, has ordered the immediate reversal of the appellation of ‘State of Osun’ to the constitutionally recognized Osun State.
Besides, he also ordered the reversal of the official State’s appellation from ‘State of the Virtues’ to the original ‘State of the Living Spring’.
Speaking shortly after he was sworn-in as the 6th civilian governor of Osun State on Sunday at the Osogbo Township Stadium by Justice Adepele Ojo, Governor Adeleke also ordered the immediate freezing of all State government’s accounts in banks and other financial institutions.
He also announced the immediate establishment of a panel to carry out an inventory and recover all government assets just as he ordered an immediate establishment of a panel to review all appointments and major decisions of the immediate-past administration of Gboyega Oyetola taken after July 17, 2022.
Adeleke, who promised to meet the expectations of workers, traders, artisans, farmers, business owners, students, pensioners, traditional and religious leaders and indeed all residents of Osun State, vowed to boldly correct all past injustice, corrupt acts or policies by any previous administration which are against the collective interest of the people.
While pledging his commitment to be accessible, responsive, consultative and proactive in handling small and big matters of state governance, the new governor promised to demonstrate a high sense of urgency, transparency, justice and innovation to tackle and solve the problems of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and poor infrastructure.