Thursday’s rapport with Journalists in Osun State was another feather in the cap of Governor Adeleke and his Team as they host the media to present key information about where the government expects resources as well as what the State government have in focus to spend in undertaking the delivery of goods and services to the good people of Osun State in this financial Year.
Recall,that the Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Nurudeen Jackson Ademola Adeleke presented a bill to the Osun House of Assembly Tagged-“Budget of Sustainable Growth And Transformation on the 13th November, 2024 and passed by the House of Assembly on 23rd December,2024 in tandem with section 121 of 1999 construction (as amended).
While interacting with the media,Prof. Moruf Ademola Adeleke, Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning says,”The Budget of Sustainable Growth And Transformation was crafted to fast track the revitalization of various sectors of the State economy by putting the State on the path of Sustainable development,focusing on education, health, Sports, roads, agriculture, creative industry,digital economy and general infrastructure alongside women and youth programmes and policies”.
5-POINT AGENDA OF ADELEKE’S GOVERNMENT:
According to Professor Moruf,the 2025 budget aims at achieving the government policy through the implementation of the 5-point Development Agenda of Adeleke administration viz:
-Adequate provision for workers welfare,salaries,gratuities and pensions.
-Boosting State economy through business loans to market women,youth and artisans.
-Osun’s fund serving Osun people via Home Grown Infrastructure Policy.
-People-focused Social Policy via Skill-based education, affordable healthcare,State security and social security support.
-Agro-based Industrialisation for wealth and job creation for youths and women.
In the elaborate analysis of the budget,the Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning,Prof. Moruf gave a breakdown of the 2025 approved budget sectoral allocations focusing on 16 major sectors with allocated overflow.
The Sectors are as follow:
1 Government and Administration sector
2.Human Capital Development Sector
3.Agriculture Sector
4. Economic Planning and Budget Sector
5. Commerce and industry sector
6. Culture and Tourism sector
7. Education Sector
8.Solid Minerals Resources Sector
9. Environment Sector
10. Health sector
11.infrastructure sector
12. Social Welfare and Youth Development Sector.
13. Security,Law and Justice Sector
14. Information and Communication sector.
15. Water and Sanitation sector
16.Finance and Revenue Mobilisation
TOTAL OUTFLOW FOR -EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE and HEALTH SECTORS
It is interesting to notice that the Education sector has a total outflow of 57,451,429,850.00, Agriculture sector would enjoy a boost with 7,162,112,850,while the Health sector would enjoy 31,243,696,200.00 among other sectors.
However, Osun citizens are urged to cooperate with revenue generating Agencies so as to be able to achieve the developmental goal of the State.
What is spectacular about the Osun 2025 Budget is the policy of close monitoring in the implementation process to meet the targets and yearnings of Osun people.
In his own delivery at the event the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Alimi Kolapo enjoined the media to always educate the public on the policy and programmes of the government in their reportage and shun biased reports.
The 2025 Osun State Budget if well monitored at the implementation stage will surely bring Osun State into the desired phase of all-round development as the lives of people at the grassroots would have been positively affected.
Present at the occasion were the Senior Civil Servants among others.