Note: I didn’t start from beginning due to the failure of the state broadcasting television to broadcast it, and i got to know late that it was aired on radio, so this just contains what I heard, also it is not word for word, but I tried not to deviate and made sure I interpreted correctly what he was actually saying
On the Education reform that went on in the state:
The Education reform that took place in the state was due to a summit that Prof. Wole Soyinka was a member. The Educational reform did not only constitute the reclassification of school but also improve school feeding system, rebuilding of school infrastructures
On hijab controversy, and Aregbesola a religious person:
Aregbesola said, he's a muslim, he has a wife and daughter who does not wear hijab, so how can he mandate students to wear hijab to school. His government didn't mandate anybody or give any directive for anybody to wear hijab to school rather he said he left it under the prerogatives of the parents to decide if they want their wards/child to wear hijab to school
He also said the company (Sam and Sara, owned by a born again Christian) accused for production of hijab for students wasn't given any directive to produce any Hijab.
He also said that out of the five children that his mother gave birth to, one is dead, two are born again Christians, and other two are Muslims, and they all live as a happy family.
In his cabinet, he appointed 36 members and only 12 are Muslim, he appointed 32 permanent secretaries and only 8 are Muslims, so how can he be called a fanatics, if people are blaming me for being a devout Muslim, then I prefer to be condemn than renounce my faith.
On Local Government Election not conducted during his first term in office:
He said that Local government election could not be conducted because PDP took Osun State Independent Election Commission (OSIEC) to court, challenging the composition of the body, and with the case in court, they will be fouling judicial process if they went ahead and conducted the Local government election
On People with special needs as part of government:
Aregbesola said his government had created a programme for people with special needs, and not less than ten people had been employed/helped with the programme
On the re-allocation of Old garage road, which was previously given to COSEC for N8BN now awarded to SAMMYA for N17BN
Aregbesola pointed that no contract has ever been award for the dualization Old garage road to Ila-Odo, and he challenge that anybody with contract papers for the road, should come out and present them, what was given to COSEC was that they should sessionally rehabilate the road, he said that it was the decision of his government to do the dualization of the road, providing street lights and walkways e.t.c. No contract was re-awarded.
He also pointed that the contractor (SAMMYA) is working on the road is financing the road from his own pocket and that that they will pay back later, and same method is being done by the Federal government in the construction of Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
On the pain inflicted on people affected by the demolition of infrastructures:
He said that is there no pain without gain, how can there be birth without pains or groans. The demolitions are needed for the state to be reconstructed and fit into one of the top states in the world.
On violence for election and the controversy statement about use of charm, cutlass and weapons during election:He said that it’s a deliberate misunderstanding of his statement and the desire to smear his name in the word, he explained that what he said was that if you a Christian, use Biblical verses, if a Muslim, use Quranic verses for your protection and if you a traditional worshipper, use traditional methods to protect yourself, let everybody take what he/she believes in and if what people are now saying is that tradition methods of protection means violence then it’s not fair, let’s not condemn a religion because we don’t believe in it, we should rather learn to accommodate all
In his closing remarks he said that the welfare of the people is the primary focus of his government, without the people there can’t be a government.
Osun a dara
Also note that the candidates of Labour Part and People Democratic Party did not show up
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