Aregbesola will disappoint those who hold negative views against him, says Omoworare …..As Osun Raises 54,000 Oil Palm Seedlings
Senator Babajide Omoworare, representing Osun-East Senatorial District at the National Assembly, has said that those who hold negative views against Governor Rauf Aregbesola’s second term would be disappointed.
According to him, those who have the impression that Aregbesola would not perform in his second term would be proved wrong, as the governor would not only perform, but would deliver beyond the expectations of the majority in the state.
The senator stated this at the weekend while distributing eight transformers to some of the communities in the senatorial district.
The transformers brought the total number of transformers that have been distributed across the senatorial district in the second quarters of the year 2014 to 50, according to Omoworare.
“The proponents of a term are always of the opinion that governors will not perform in the second term. Anybody that holds that view against Governor Rauf Aregbesola would be disappointed. The governor performed in his first term and he will perform better in the second term.
“I make bold to say that Aregbesola would perform wonderfully more than what he did in his first term. Aregbesola would disappoint those who think that his second term will suffer development. I have not seen any governor that before his election, work was still going on, up till the eve of the election.
“Works were going on everywhere in state, not minding the election. Aregbesola is not a hypocrite; he really meant well for the state and that shows he is a serious governor that knows what it takes to build a state.
“The governor just laid foundation in his first term. The second term is a singular opportunity to ensure that sincere and genuine work that will transform Osun in the area of infrastructure and provision social of amenities is being done.”
Omoworare stated that he has been complimenting Aregbesola’s efforts at putting smiles on the faces of the people, by providing their needs of the people, cities, towns and villages that fell under the district he is representing at the National Assembly.
He ascribed the distribution of the transformers to the requests made by some communities, who needed the transformers for better electricity supply.
The senator disclosed that he has sunk boreholes in all the 10 local government council areas that constitute the senatorial district, adding that he has secured gainful employments for over 100 people, aside his empowerment programmes.
Meanwhile, Osun State has raised 54,750 improved oil palm seedlings to replace ageing palm trees. The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Wale Adedoyin disclosed this at Ojere farm settlement in Ife North Local Government Area of the state where the distribution of the seedlings to registered farmers was inaugurated.
The commissioner said the distribution was a component of government’s Semi Wild Groove Yield Enhancement Scheme.
He said the programme was borne out of the government’s commitment to the production of food in abundance.
He promised that the government would ensure the provision and distribution of free, unadulterated oil palm seedlings to farmers in the state.
He said the government raised 54,750 improved oil palm seedlings spread in seven nurseries in which 41,544 was the establishment count to replace ageing oil palm trees.
Adedoyin enjoined oil palm farmers at the Ojere axis, the direct beneficiaries of the pilot scheme, to use seedlings to regenerate their plantations.
Seyi Adegbembo, Project Manager of Tree Crops in the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, charged farmers to make the best use of the agricultural farm inputs.
Adejumo Anthony, a beneficiary, who spoke on behalf of the farmers, described the occasion as an omen of the good things that would happen in the agricultural sector.
Adejumo described the regeneration of oil plantations as a wise investment for the state.
