Osun civil societies’ coalition raises alarm over safety of Justice Folahanmi
The Civil Societies’ Coalition for Emancipation of Osun state (CSCEO) has raised alarm over what it described as clandestine move by the state government to intimidate and persecute Justice Oloyede Olamide Folahanmi for daring to speak out in the face of the tyranny that characterized the rule of Mr. Rauf Aregbesola.
The group comprising civil societies organisations in the state after their meeting at Osogbo, the state capital on Friday, July 03, 2015 commended the courage of the serving Osun judge and resolved to stand with her saying she was on the side of the people and only performed her duties as enshrined in sections 4, 128 and 129 of the constitution.
Speaking on behalf of CSCEO, Comrade Ebenezer Oladapo called on the State House of Assembly to conduct a thorough and credible investigation of allegations of deliberate and criminal mismanagement of the economy of the state by the duo of Aregbesola and his deputy, Otunba Titi Laoye Tomori.
The group urged all well meaning citizens of Osun state home and abroad as well as all God-fearing people all over the world to prevail on the state lawmakers to carry out its constitutional duties as is being demanded by the people of Osun state through the Oloyede’s petition.
Besides, it also warns the political jobbers who parade themselves as human rights activists yet speaking or acting against Justice Folahanmi’s people’s petition to desist from such acts or face the wrath of the people.
He stated further, “We noted with great pain the goings on in Osun state in recent times vis-à-vis the inability of the government to meet its obligations to the citizens and the untold hardship being experienced by the people which has led to increase in crimes and death of many people, most especially civil servants and pensioners.
“At the meeting of the coalition, we identified 12 issues which are realities confronting indigenes of this state and these include nonpayment of salaries and pensions for 7 and 8 months resulting in near total collapse of commercial activities in the state and increase in crimes and death rates.
He listed others as “Eviction of many civil servants by landlords for non-payment of house rents turning them into refugees within their own state and a comatose civil service, denied of running cost and funds for capacity building”
“A confused school system characterized by gross indiscipline among the students, failure of government to provide instructional materials and grants as well as lack of teachers in key subjects resulting in very poor academic performance in WAEC 2014 results.
“A debt burden rumoured to be in the region of five hundred billion naira but which true sum has not been disclosed by Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola who claimed to have borrowed the monies for infrastructural development.
“Deplorable and un-motorable intra-city and inter-city roads. Government hospitals grossly understaffed and without drugs and consumable. A promised cargo airport at Iddo-Osun which can only be described as a heap of sand despite the huge amount said to have been expended on it. Several uncompleted, albeit unnecessary, road and environmental beautification projects
Oladapo added, “We also noticed the opulence displayed by commissioners and other political appointees who seemed to have suddenly developed an uncontrollable urge for acquisitiveness, buying and constructing buildings at unimaginable cost in a state where the people are denied of their legitimate wages.
