By: Thomas Abidoye
The Osun State Government has provided clarity on the recently unveiled N159 billion infrastructure development plan.
The state government emphasized that the expenditure covers a broad range of projects beyond those highlighted in Governor Ademola Adeleke’s recent speech.
According to a statement signed by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Governor’s spokesperson on Sunday, the comprehensive plan encompasses both major initiatives and smaller-scale efforts aimed at transforming the state’s infrastructure landscape.
The statement revealed that the N159 billion infrastructure expenditure includes projects not explicitly listed during the Governor’s address due to their classification as non-mega initiatives. .
Parts of the statement reads,” The infra expenditure of One Hundred and Fifty Nine Billion naira recently unveiled by Governor Ademola Adeleke covers more projects not listed in the Governor’s speech because they are not mega -infra projects.
“Those projects not listed include bridges, neighborhood town roads, ongoing intervention in the water sector and projects within the health sector beyond primary health care centres.
“While the major projects listed by Mr Governor is around One Hundred and Eleven Billion Naira plus, the projects listed under the general infra sector is around Forty Eighty Billion Naira.
“There is therefore no crisis of computation or any budgetary manipulation.
“Mr Governor concentrated on reading out only the key projects, leaving out projects under the general category to save time.
“The full breakdown of the infra plan is however available at the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.
“Members of the public who are interested in the breakdown can reach out to the ministry at the state secretariat.”
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