Cure Yourself Of Parochialism To Identify The Many Gains Of Adeleke Policies On Education – Osun PDP Counsels APC

The Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed the criticism of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the policies of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration on education as lame and misguided, noting that the main opposition party ridiculous ploy to sidestep the many gains of the PDP-led government will not work.
The PDP in a statement signed by its Chairman, Hon. Sunday Bisi accused the APC of playing the ostrich over a sector it left to rot as a result of underfunding while it held power in the state, saying it is rather unfortunate that the party that left a battered education sector is denying noticeable progress under Governor Adeleke.
Hon. Sunday pointed out that Governor Adeleke has taken considerable steps into upturning the sordid state of education in Osun state, focusing resources into upgrading public schools to make them comfortable, stressing that this investment is the much needed foundation to entrench qualitative education.
“It is a cruel irony that the party that left our public schools dilapidated, constituting grave danger to both students and teachers, is one accusing the Adeleke administration that has constructed dozens of schools and rehabilitated over 100 others with furnitures, of messing up Osun public schools,” the Osun PDP chief noted.
“Everyone knows that to have a better education, there must be a good structure to house both students and teachers. This was what the APC neglected for years, disorientating students and impacting on their performance. This was why education was at the lowest ebb under the APC, with Osun ranking badly on external examination indices.
“This is what Governor Adeleke is working to correct, and the gains are already manifesting, which the people are acknowledging. In 2023 and 2024, Osun feature on the best ranked in JAMB examination just recently, students from Osun came top in an international competition. These are commendable progress under Governor unlike the shambles witnessed under the APC.”
The Osun PDP flayed the APC for its inherent mischief on recruitments of teachers in the state, saying that it smacks nothing but hypocrisy for a party that waited until a few week after it was booted out of power by the people to attempt to dump party members in the payroll of the state, but failed, to turn emergency advocate.
“It is quite disgusting to note the Osun APC’s endless circle of lies of an imaginary 1,500 teachers sacked by Governor Adeleke. We have challenged the Osun APC and repeating the challenge for the party to come forward with evidence of that claim because the facts on records showed something to the contrary,” Hon. Bisi averred.
“The Adeleke-led government understands the benefit of effective planning, which is something that the Osun APC lack, hence, plunged the state into an avoidable economic mess, including inability to pay a certain percent of workers wage for a cumulative period of 30 months.
“Soon enough, successful candidates in the open and transparent recruitment exercise for teachers will be unveiled and deployed to their post, which will be a well conducive environment, and not the death-trap that the APC left behind.”
Hon. Bisi condemned the Osun APC for adopting plain falsehood as a strategy of opposition, pointing out that claims that Governor Adeleke sacked 400 workers in the Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, is a dangerous fake news.
“The fact is that no Government worker in Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, was sacked. Every reasonable person are well aware that contract staff/part-time staff is an arrangement of a school outside the purview of the government. It is even a public knowledge that the institution’s decision was as a result of breach in the agreement reached by both parties at the point of engagement. Even more, the institution has offered to accept any of those relieved on the condition that they are recommended by the HOD of their department, making sure that those who are committed to delivering required service are those absorbed.
“This is a commendable effort that should attract the applause of every strata of the society, but disappointedly, the Osun APC choose to see things from its narrow prism of politics. It is very shameful that a party that seeks to govern the people does not have any interest about them, because that was what the instant situation clearly portrayed. I am very sure that Osun people are taking note.”
Signed:
Hon. Sunday Bisi,
Chairman, Osun State PDP
19/01/2025