The Osun state chapters of the APC and PDP are engaged in a dispute regarding Adeleke's ambitious N100 billion infrastructure plan.

 

In Osun State, the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has raised allegations against Governor Ademola Adeleke's administration, accusing it of attempting to deceive the state and push it into a financial crisis with its recently unveiled multibillion naira development projects. Adeleke had announced an ambitious development agenda that would require over N100 billion in funding within a one-year period.

This development plan includes the construction of flyovers at five different locations in the state, with two in the state capital, Osogbo, and one each in Ede, Ikirun, and Ile-Ife. Additionally, the governor outlined plans for the rehabilitation of 345 health centers in the state's 332 wards, a second phase of potable water provision, rehabilitation of 31 schools in 30 councils, recruitment of new teachers, and the reconstruction or rehabilitation of 45 roads, each at least one kilometer long in every council, totaling 45 kilometers of roadwork.

Governor Adeleke emphasized that his administration would not seek loans from financial institutions to finance these projects. Instead, he mentioned that they had been diligently saving and addressing financial leakages within the state, resulting in an increase in the internally generated revenue base of Osun.

In response, the Osun APC chairman, Tajudeen Lawal, labeled Adeleke's plan as a crafty scheme designed to benefit certain individuals with close ties to the government, describing it as a scam.

Conversely, the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state criticized the APC's criticism, deeming it unpatriotic and anti-development. PDP Chairman Sunday Bisi defended the development agenda, asserting that it was commendable, long overdue, sustainable, and crucial for the economic revitalization of the state. He highlighted the infrastructural challenges inherited by the PDP government and the significant progress made in addressing them over the past 11 months. Bisi urged the APC to shed its poverty-focused mindset and support the state's progress.