Today, Tuesday November 27th, 2018 will go down well in history of the State of Osun as the Executive Governor and Deputy Governor took their Oath of office amidst the cheering crowd of Osun people and APC party stalwarts.
Mr Gboyega Oyetola who won the September 22, 2018 gubernatorial election held in the State on the platform of All Progressives Congress defeated the Senator representing Osun West Senatorial district at the National Assembly, Ademola Adeleke and other candidates to emerge the winner of the election.
Governor Gboyega Oyetola, a native of lragbiji was born on September 29th, 1954 in lragbiji in Boripe Local Government area of Osun State.
He attended LA Primary School, Oja Titun, lbokun, Obokun Local Government and lfeoluwa Grammar School, Osogbo, Osun State. He proceeded to the prestigious University of Lagos for a Bachelor of Science degree in Insurance in 1978. He also bagged a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in 1990 from University of Lagos, Akoka, Yaba, Lagos.
He did his mandatory one year National Youth Service between 1978 and 1979, at Potiskum, in present day Yobe State, where he lectured at the Staff Training Centre.
In 1980, he joined the Leadway Assurance Company Limited as an Area Manager and worked there till 1987. He worked as Underwriting Manager at Crusader lnsurance Company Limited between 1987 and 1990, from where he moved to Alliance and General lnsurance as Technical Controller and served in that capacity till 1991.
An in-built entrepreneurial zeal came to fore when he established Silvertrust lnsurance Brokers Limited in 1991. He was a very innovative pioneering Managing Director leaving to take up appointment as the Chief of Staff to the State of Osun in 2011.
During his inaugural speech, the new Governor of the state, Mr Gboyega Oyetola promised to build on the progress already achieved by his predecessor.
According to him;
“We will build on the progress already achieved and we shall do so farm by farm, industry by industry, village by village, school by school, person by person, until everyone in this state feels the beneficial influence of progressive good governance in the most important aspects of their lives.”
“We rest not and quit not. We forge ahead because progress is all we know. Neither defeat nor retreat is for us. We shall learn from the past, yet we shall never be stuck in the past, we shall forge ahead to sustain the hope and greatest good of the greatest number of our people.”
“Let me, at this juncture, point out what will become the defining hallmark of our intervention in governance, in the next four years, namely; a social partnership between government and the people based on the execution of a social contract. We will combine the sagacity of Obafemi Awolowo, the vision of Bola Ige, the wisdom of Bisi Akande, the dexterity of Bola Tinubu and the innovative capacity of Rauf Aregbesola to make our State even greater.”
“We will ensure that workers’ salaries are paid promptly bearing in mind the financial inflow of the state. We shall resolutely defend, extend and prioritise the welfare of workers and pensioners.
“To reposition the economy of our great state, we shall organise the Osun Economic Summit within the first quarter of our first year in office.”
“The multi-stage, multi-stakeholder summit will dissect and recommend strategies which will drive meaningful youth employment, enhance food security, agricultural development, activate mining prospects and boost tourism potentials of this state. We will showcase Osun as a strategic location for industrialisation."
“We shall improve on the Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state in ways that do not bring additional burden to the people. We will make health and education more accessible. Employment opportunities will be created through industrialization and expansion of agricultural activities through appropriate incentives.
“It is time to create jobs for our youths. We will upgrade our vocational technical institutions to make them more vibrant with the demands of a technology-driven, fast-paced world. We will in partnership with the private sector, establish light manufacturing industries in the major sectors of the economy to create at least 30,000 jobs.”
“We will seek the full development of the proposed mid-regional market hub and establishment of Osun Dry Port through public-private partnership. We will refurbish and expand existing markets in major towns.”
“Our administration recognizes the importance of intra and inter-city roads to facilitate movement of goods and people. We will continue to muster resources to build strategic roads across the state.”Highlights of the event were the parade mounted by the Military to usher in the new Governor and photoshoot sessions.
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