Akinwusi Interact with Osun CAN Leaders

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship candidate in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Akinwusi at the weekend met with state leaders of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) across the state’s 30 local governments in Osogbo, highlighting his programmes if elected as the governor in the August 9 election.

The state former Head of Service (HOS) during the interactive session with the religion leaders which had in attendance the state CAN Chairman, Rev. Elisha Ogundiya and other executive members explained that SDP manifesto is based on welfarist agenda with focus on development of the people.

According to him, “The idea of mega-city is now giving way to development of mega-citizens and we are going to focus on people. We want to ensure that within nine months of our administration, we restore the state economic base and put smile on the faces on the citizenry.

“If N5 billion is getting to Osun state and the money is spent at the four walls of the state, we will see a great difference. We are wallowing in poverty now because of the current capital flight. If you pay N5 into the state coffer now, it first lands in Lagos”, he stated.

Akinwusi assured that public schools would be returned to their owners at if they requested for them while private school owners would be encouraged to give their best to the educational system.

He revealed that if elected there would be some “policy reversal” in the state education system while promising the National Inter-Religious Committee (NIREC) would be strengthened and properly funded to perform its statutory roles as expected.

The SDP candidate stated that his government would not abandoned any project left behind by his predecessor rather “we will review all contracts properly to justify that our money is being spent in the right direction”.

While explaining that there would be zero tolerance for corruption by his administration, Akinwusi added that all laws on financial regulation would be followed to the letter to check all forms of fraudulent attitudes by people working within the government circle.

The former HOS insisted that he has only four years as his plan to be in office and that his focused on youth development tops his agenda.

He spoke on his plan for agriculture, employment opportunities for youths, appropriate wages for workers with tremendous welfare packages, teachers’ benefits, assistance for artisans, prompt payments of pensions and gratuities among others.

In his remark, Rev. Ogundiya explained that it was parts of CAN’s responsibilities to hear from all candidates canvassing for votes in the forthcoming polls, saying the religion body will ensure that information given by them would be passed across to the larger community.

Apart from CAN leaders at the occasion, SDP executives including the party chairman in the state, Mr. Ademola Isola, the party’s Women Leader and the Organizing Secretary were part of the programme.