A civil society group, The Osun Masterminds (TOM), has called on Governor Adeleke to free the masses from poverty by eradicating hunger and creating opportunities for legitimate living.
The group made this call on Thursday in Osogbo during its monthly state press conference, led by Executive Director Professor Wasiu Oyedokun-Alli.
Professor Oyedokun-Alli accused the Osun State Government of prioritizing flyover construction over accelerated human development policies.
The Osun Masterminds reiterated that constructing flyovers in Osogbo, the state capital, is unnecessary.
He emphasized that the Osun State government must stop land grabbing activities, asserting that Osun is not a lawless state and such illegality must cease.
According to him; “It is deeply disturbing that while the Federal Government is not doing much to alleviate the suffering of the people, the State Governments who are now earning increase Federal allocations, are also not doing anything to make life easier for their people. In Osun here, instead of pursuing accelerated human development policies, we are busy constructing flyovers, and arguing over inanities.
“The people of Nigeria and Osun deserve to have a better life than the current hardship that they are battling. Our people deserve to be happy and live in a society where their dreams and aspirations are allowed to thrive.
“We are again calling on the Federal Government and the Osun State Government more importantly, to as a matter of urgency, intensify efforts to free the masses from the shackles of poverty. We must work quickly on eradicating hunger and creating opportunities for our people to make legitimate living.
“We are awed at the cost of Governance in Nigeria at the moment and the seeming uncare attitude of people in the corridor of power.
“We appeal to every public office holder to become empathic with the people by cutting off unnecessary expenses often characterised by needless and avoidable travels particularly in the offices of the President, Vice president and the governors of the states.
“Cutting down on the numbers of official vehicles isn’t the only way by which the cost of Governance can be brought down.
“The political class can’t be feeding fat at the expense of the hunger of the people,” Oyedokun-Alli concluded.
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