{"id":23344,"date":"2014-02-25T09:22:16","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T08:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=23344"},"modified":"2014-02-25T09:22:16","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T08:22:16","slug":"the-many-failures-of-governor-aregbesola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/articles-opinions\/the-many-failures-of-governor-aregbesola\/","title":{"rendered":"The Many Failures of Governor Aregbesola"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0By Edward Igbayilola and Taofik Alabi<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Osun state wore a different look and was full of celebration when the
\nCourt of Appeal sitting in Ibadan ousted Prince Olagunsoye
\nOyinlola-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) government and pronounced
\nMr. Rauf Aregbesola of Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) as the
\n“authentic winner” of 2007 governorship election in the state on
\nFriday, November 26, 2010.<\/p>\n

Immediately the court decided the fate that day, what the people of
\nthe state witnessed was a celebration of no comparison and as the
\nsupporters of Aregbesola jubilated round the state. Indeed, the
\noccasion was also used to molest and attack some PDP members perceived
\nto have worked against the then members of Action Congress of Nigeria.<\/p>\n

But no one could talk and correct the illicit activities that lasted
\nfor almost six months because nearly all Osun people wanted a change
\nof government as at that time, and they also believed that with
\nAregbesola, the messiah has finally come and that they will witness ‘a
\nnew era’ in the state. However, the journey of four years is about to
\nreach its destination by 2014 but unfortunately, to the disappointment
\nof most of his supporters, all the promises during Aregbesola’s
\nelectioneering campaign and during his swearing-in ceremony on
\nSaturday, November 27, 2010 have not been fulfilled few months to the
\nexpiration of\u00a0\u00a0his tenure.<\/p>\n

West Mail looks into how Aregbesola had performed in the last three<\/p>\n

years as his regime celebrated 3rd-year anniversary in Office on
\nTuesday, November 26, 2013.<\/p>\n

TRANSPORT SECTOR
\nIn the past three years in Osun state, Transport Sector has received
\nthe largest appropriation in budget, but the people of the state are
\nstill grappling with the existence of huge indebtedness and many
\nabandoned, cancelled, uncompleted and in most instances, snail speed
\nprojects execution by the administration of Mr. Rauf Aregbesola.
\nShortly after coming on board, the stadia projects, initiated by PDP
\ngovernment in six different towns spread across the major zones in the
\nstate, were cancelled but the one in Osogbo and Ilesa were not
\nstopped.<\/p>\n

While construction work on the stadia in Ife, Ikirun, Ede and Iwo was
\nstopped because Mr. Aregbesola stated stadia were not needed, at least
\nfor now, the one in Ilesa was not outrightly cancelled, but it was
\nobserved during the last visit of West Mail to the site of the stadium
\nproject that no serious work was done there in the last two years..<\/p>\n

Till date, only Osogbo City Stadium is receiving attention of
\ngovernment. Although, the contractor handling the project was supposed
\nto have delivered it by March 2011 being part of terms agreed with the
\nstate government, but the contractor, Techno Katagun failed to meet up
\nwith the deadline because the administration of Mr. Aregbesola, at a
\npoint stopped release of funds for the project and when it eventually
\nresumed funding it, funds were being released in piecemeal leading to
\nslow pace of work.<\/p>\n

Besides, it was observed that Aregbesola’s government completely
\nchanged the original FIFA standard design of Osogbo stadium and with
\nwhat was on ground, it can only be qualified as a mere playing field.<\/p>\n

Careful examination of projects executed by State Ministry of Works
\nwhich is being manned for the State Governor by an indigene of Iwo,
\nEngr. Oladepo Amuda, revealed that there is no projects currently
\nbeing executed that is not tied to one loan or the other.<\/p>\n

Osogbo\/Ila Odo Kwara Boundary has been the flagship project of this
\nadministration. The governor inaugurated the project over a year ago
\nshortly after waking up from the slumber that lasted almost a year.
\nThe project been executed by an unknown company, later found to have
\nfolded up, SAMMYA construction is being executed at a cut throat
\namount of N17.8 billion. Despite sticking to the initial design of
\nroad done by a PDP government with its cost fixed for about N8
\nbillion, Aregbesola not only changed the contractor, but also raised
\nthe cost to over N17 billion.
\nThe project which is segmented into three parts, over one year since
\nwork commenced on the road, the first segment–Osogbo Old Garage to
\nDagbolu– is yet to be completed and the chances of the contractor
\ncompleting the project in two years as contained in the contract
\npapers is clearly unrealistic.
\nAnother bizarre thing about the project is the mode of financing it.
\nBank of Infrastructure was said to be the fund arranger, while the
\ncontractor, SAMMYA, as the world is made to believe, entered into
\ncontractor-financing terms with state government. If BoI being headed
\nan indigene of Ijagbo, same town with Alhaja Serifat Aregbesola, Osun
\nstate first lady is the fund arranger for the project, why entering
\ninto contractor-financing model of funding Osogbo\/Kwara boundary road
\nproject with SAMMYA again?<\/p>\n

Apart from this contradiction, the terms of repayment of the loan
\nindicates that the state government will only start paying back funds
\nexpended on the project after its completion and handover.
\nAccording to the Special Adviser to the Governor on Works and
\nTransport, Amuda, the road will be completed by October next year,
\nmeaning that repayment of N17.8 billion loan used to finance the road
\nwill only commence after then. Before October next year, governorship
\nelection must have been held and should Aregbesola fail to make it for
\nanother term, that means the loan will be paid by a new
\nadministration.<\/p>\n

Similar to this is over-hyped Oba Adesoji Aderemi Ring Road that
\ncommences at Ofatedo junction and terminates at Stadium Area in
\nOsogbo. The project cost close to N20 billion and the contractor,<\/p>\n

Slava Yediteppe is solely responsible for the cost of construction and<\/p>\n

government will only repay the contract sum at later date.
\nSince the project commenced, several buildings said to have been
\nlocated on the new road or close to it have been demolished. Schools,
\nboth public and private, hospitals etc are also affected in the
\nexercise.<\/p>\n

As at the time of filling this report, clearing on the proposed road
\nis still on-going but number of workers working on the road has
\ncontinued to decline, the development attributed to lack of fund.
\nAlso, many of the house owners that lost properties to the road have
\nnot been compensated with the government hiding behind incomplete
\npapers by them. Those that have received compensation were paid
\npeanuts.<\/p>\n

A key project of APC government in Osun state that has further
\nenmeshed the three-year old administration of Rauf Aregbesola in bad
\nwater is its Urban Renewal project through which several public and
\nprivate buildings have been pulled down.<\/p>\n

Not minding the huge public outcry that greeted the exercise being
\nconducted by Ministries of Works and Lands, the State Government had<\/p>\n

turned blind eye and continued with the demolition exercise.
\nAlready, all banks in Olorunda Local Government area have been
\ndemolished and several shops, especially in Oke-fia and MDS were
\ndemolished.<\/p>\n

Speaking on the reason why government embarked on the demolition
\nexercise, the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Sunday
\nAkere on the State owned radio and television stations had said the
\ngovernment wanted to use the space created to construct walk-ways and
\nto plant flowers to beautify the town.<\/p>\n

It should be noted that many towns in the state have been penciled
\ndown for the Urban Renewal programme of Aregbesola’s administration
\nbut the wanton destruction of properties all in the name of efforts to
\nbeautify the state is making inhabitants of Ede, Ikirun, Ilesa and Ile
\nIfe to be resisting the plan to commence the programme in their towns.<\/p>\n

The demolition which has been on since last year, had be concluded few
\nmonths ago, but work is yet to commence on the space created after the
\nremoval structures.<\/p>\n

Osogbo, Ilesa and Ife township roads project is another controversial
\nproject being done by the Ministry of Works. Though Aregbesola openly
\nadmitted that he met a design done by a PDP government upon assumption
\nof office, but a lot of funds were again appropriated for the purpose
\nof designing road networks for the state capital and the town as
\nlisted as part of the project.<\/p>\n

The project, the cost of which is put at close to N1 billion was again
\nexecuted with a loan. As synonymous with the present administration,
\nfinancial details of the project are confusing to say the least,
\nbecause State government had said it was obtaining a loan in
\ncollaboration with the 30 Local Government areas and Modakeke Area
\nCouncil to fund road projects in towns across the State.
\nHowever, checks by West Mail, revealed while roads chosen for
\nrehabilitation in Osogbo township have been completed, work has not
\ncommence on roads in most towns across the state.<\/p>\n

This is also the case with township roads in Ife and Ilesa, Ile-Ife,
\nthe town clearly regarded as stronghold of opposition Peoples
\nDemocratic Party by Aregbesola had least number of roads rehabilitated
\namong the towns selected for the project, which has provoked questions
\nabout the rationale for the distribution of the roads rehabilitated
\nthrough the project.<\/p>\n

Apart from the road projects, the State Ministry of Works which has
\nthe governor as its Commissioner was also involved in the construction
\nof markets. At present, three markets are under construction but none
\nof the three is been constructed with the money accrued to state from
\nthe Federation Account.<\/p>\n

The location of Ayegbaju International Market used to be there<\/p>\n

headquarters of Osogbo Local Government. An indigene of the town,<\/p>\n

who is the state PDP chairman, Alhaji Ganiyu Olaoluwa in a chat with<\/p>\n

journalists in his office recently said: “where Aregbesola is building<\/p>\n

Ayegbaju Market belongs to Osogbo town and upon the creation of the
\nstate when there were no offices for the Military Administrator and
\nhis team, Osogbo Local Government moved out of the place for the
\nMILAD.<\/p>\n

“But to our surprise, Aregbesola just gave the land to one of those
\nfronting for him as Osun government’s contribution towards the
\nbuilding of the market”.<\/p>\n

This is just one out several criticisms the project has received. Some
\nof the posers people have also raised concerning market include: What
\nis the relationship between the State Government and its officials and
\nthe contractor handling the project? Why is government opting for
\npublic-partnership for the project? What is the antecedent of the
\ncontractor? Why sitting a market close to a main highway in the state
\ncapital? Why are the prices of these shops not within the reach of
\nmany people in the state, whose business premises have been demolished
\nby government? In the midst of these controversies, West Mail
\nauthoritatively learnt that the contractor, who was touted by
\nAregbesola as having the financial capabilities to construct the
\nmarket, has been spending proceeds from the yet-to-be completed shops
\npaid by people whose shops the state government had demolished across
\nOsogbo for the project. Aregbesola’s administration has also come
\nunder heavy criticism for jettisoning the Free Trade Zone project initiated by previous PDP
\nadministration and embarking on construction of Dagbolu Market, which
\nexperts have opined should have been sited inside the Free Trade Zone
\npremises located in Abeere.<\/p>\n

Commenting on the desirability or otherwise of a regional market in
\nthe state, an economist, Kayode Olanrewaju said “far beyond<\/p>\n

establishing markets, consideration should have been more on the
\nexisting ones that can be upgraded. “If those ones already in
\nexistence cannot be improved upon, then the ones to be established
\nnewly can make use of facilities in the existing markets to limit the
\ncost of building new ones.<\/p>\n

“Since Aregbesola did not believe in the idea of Free Trade Zone, what
\nhe should have done was to look into the existing facilities available
\nat the site of the project and incorporate them into his own regional
\nmarket. That would have minimized the cost.<\/p>\n

“I was a part of the team that visited the Free Trade zone from
\nGovernor’s Forum secretariat under the Peer Review exercise in year
\n2010 and I know that there are some facilities on ground there. I have
\nalso visited Dagbolu Market. From what I observed, the two projects
\nhave similarities and I am of the opinion that instead of starting all
\nover a new market, that Free Trade zone can be converted.<\/p>\n

“Osun does not belong to the league of highest earners from the
\nFederation Account and the economy is salary-based. The government
\nought to be prudent and not just playing to the gallery by embarking
\non unnecessary project and by so doing accumulate debt for the state”.<\/p>\n

There is also Aje Market, which the government is building in
\nconjunction with Oodua Investment in the Trade Fair complex along Iwo
\nroad, Osogbo.<\/p>\n

Like every other projects of this administration, this market is being
\nbuilt through funds that are arranged by a private investor while
\nterms of the arrangement of how the investor intend to recoup its
\ninvestment is still shrouded in mystery.<\/p>\n

The O’ School projects, the programme designed to blight tremendous
\nachievements of PDP administration is another controversial project
\nthat has received more knocks than praise from all quarters.
\nDespite the fact that Osun state is believed to have had best set of
\nstructures in its public schools before the advent of Aregbesola’s
\nadministration, the Osun APC government that has often, though
\ndeceitfully pride itself as prudent, with a fury of a scorned
\nhousewife, pulled down many of these buildings.<\/p>\n

Mr. Aregbesola, to get fund to replace those buildings demolished,
\nhaving exhausted all avenues to raise money through conventional
\nmeans, against wise counsel, had to run to issuing houses to raise
\nIslamic Bond.<\/p>\n

A sum of N11.4 billion raised through controversial Islamic Sukuk, the
\ngovernment said will be spent on the needless O’ School projects,
\nbeing supervised by Ministry of Work. O’ School programme is headed by
\na chieftain of APC, Alhaji Lai Oyeduntan and beside being regarded as
\na project that is not needed at the moment because buildings in public
\nschools across the state are still very strong, opinion leaders in the
\nstate have also heavily descended on the state government for using
\nthe commonwealth of Osun people to enrich his party people, who shared
\nmaterials savaged from the demolished structures and got contracts
\nthrough the programme.<\/p>\n

Osogbo\/Gbongan road, one of the projects being handled by Ministry of
\nWorks has been more of a decoy than a serious project.
\nThis is because since work started on the road close to five months
\nago, the contractor has not shown much seriousness in handling the
\nproject. Lack of enough workforce and apathy to work are few of the
\nflaws road users plying the road have observed and like other projects
\nof Aregbesola’s administration, the road is been constructed through
\nfunds provided by the contractor.<\/p>\n

Apart from the fact that Aregbesola’s predecessor, Olagunsoye Oyinlola
\nactually surpassed the present regime in so many areas, West Mail took
\na critical look at some of the projects embarked upon by the APC-led
\ngovernment in comparism with how the immediate past administration of
\nthe PDP handled the issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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