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Osun Is Losing 40 Percent Of Federal Revenue – Aregbesola Laments

Aregbesola commissions hospital

Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has lamented that over 40 per cent revenue is beinglost monthly in the federal allocation to the state. This, he said, has consistently crippled the government policies and programmes.

Governor Aregbesola who spoke today while commissioning the newly renovated Comprehensive Health Centre at Igbajo in Boluwaduro Local Government Area of the state, said that because of the shortfall in revenue allocation, the state is finding it difficult to pay the wages and salaries of its workforce.
He called for the support of well-meaning and wealthy Nigerians to complement the efforts of governments in all sectors.
Governor Aregbesola who lamented what he described as economic backwardness said the nation’s economy has been gruesomely bastardized by the immediate past administration.
according to him, Nigeria has got to a stage where things could only function well in the right direction with the support and contribution of those who are financially blessed and economically endowed in the society.
The governor expressed happiness over the kind gesture of Mrs. Oyewola towards the renovation of the hospital, even as he called on others to emulate her good intention.
“It is unfortunate that some people led us to where we are today. It is also regrettable that our economy as a nation has been recklessly mismanaged in the past.
“The simple analysis of the current economic imbroglio is the fact that the three tiers of government which were sharing over N1.3trillion before the acclaimed crude oil theft that persisted between June, 2011 to May, 2013 are now sharing N366 billion.
“These are open-secrets because every issue attached to it is made public because they are public documents and there is nothing for anyone to hide.
“The sharp loss in the revenue was claimed to be the Almighty persistent daily crude oil theft amounts to over one million barrels which led to almost 50 percent revenue loss before the sharp drop in the global prices of crude oil which later rendered government economically constrained.
“The crude oil which was being sold for $114 per barrel now dropped to $48 per barrel. This shows the state of our nation’s economic downturn.
“Well, there is need to commend whoever that comes up with the good gestures of Mrs. Oyewole because her contributions and support to the work of government is often worthy of emulation.
“There is no doubt that if every wealthy Nigerian has been doing this in the past, our society would have been better transformed because for any society or nation to develop, its citizens must see the need in selfless sacrifice towards its upliftment.
“I am very happy for this multi-million project done by Oyewole’s family and I pray God to replenish them with uncountable blessing and divine favour. This indeed, is worthy of commendation.”
Governor Aregbesola promised to rehabilitate Ada/Igbajo Road to ease and improve the general wellbeing of the people around the area as part of his administration’s commitment.
Earlier, Mrs. Yetunde Oyewole dedicated the renovated hospital to Almighty God and the good people of Igbajo, said if not for them, it might not be possible for her to renovate it.
She therefore implored government to deploy competent doctors and nurses to the hospital so as to totally revive its lost glory.
“This gigantic and monumental project is being dedicated to my creator and the good people of Igbajo because they are the brains behind its successful completion.”

The hospital was renovated and equipped by Mrs. Oyewola to commemorate her 80th Birthday. The project was said to have been abandoned for years by the successive governments in the state. [myad]

 

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