The governor at a programme
commemorating the 2016 International Day
of Poverty Eradication in Osogbo, also
disclosed that his government remains
resolute to do everything humanly possible
to champion the cause of creating wealth
by eradicating poverty.
Aregbesola in a speech titled; “Poverty Has
No Place With Us”, said all his policies and
programmes have been with the intention
to eradicate poverty, makes life more
abundant and as well create wealth for the
citizenry.
He said his government’s six-point integral
action plan of Banishing Poverty, Banishing
Hunger, Banishing Unemployment,
Restoring Healthy Living, Promoting
Functional Education and Enhancing
Communal Peace and Progress are
designed to lift the condition of the people
from being poverty stricken to being
wealthy.
Speaking on some of the achievements of
his administration, he recalled that his
tenure had successfully established Osun
Youth Empowerment Scheme (OYES)
through which over 40,000 cadets were
employed into public works within two
years.
“We gave the first batch safe landing with
jobs in teaching, various agriculture
schemes and ICT. For this, Osun now has
one of the least unemployment figures in
Nigeria while the state is also among
those with the lowest crimes rate.
“The N200 million monthly allowance paid
to the cadets reflated the economy of Osun
and shot it up to the seventh largest GDP
in Nigeria, according to the Federal Bureau
of Statistics”, he added.
In his welcome address, the Chairman
Osun Community and Social Development
Project, CSDP, Alhaji Abdul-Rahaman
Musa, commended Governor Aregbesola for
all he has done in giving life in abundance
to the people of the state through various
poverty alleviation programmes in the
state.
Musa held that the state under the
leadership of Governor Aregbesola has
witnessed growth and poverty, reduced
through the demonstration of high sense of
passion, having consistently pursued
actions tailored towards increasing access
of poor people to social and natural
infrastructures.
He said the government has clearly
demonstrated its commitment towards
regular payment of annual government
contributions to the cause of Community
and Social Development Project, adding
that the state has released a total sum of
N550million directly between 2010 and
2015.
Musa disclosed that the agency has
obtained for the projects a concessionary
non-interest loan of N1.3billion from World
Bank between 2010 and 2016.
Earlier, the General Manager, Osun CSDP,
Mrs. Funmi Abokede, commended Governor
Aregbesola for being consistent in his
payment of counterpart funds.
