Adeleke to unveil youth empowerment programme

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has said a youth empowerment scheme of his administration called Imole Youth Corps, would soon be unveiled.

Adeleke, who spoke on Tuesday at the stakeholders meeting of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party at the Government House in Osogbo, the state capital, also revealed that the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protest which started a few days ago has ended in the state after a government delegation met and addressed the protesters.

He promised that the demands of the protesters would be submitted to President Bola Tinubu.

“I assure you, your government is working to deliver on our electoral promises. More good things are coming. Your government is doing a lot to bring relief to our people.

“We just paid bursary to students. We have disbursed almost N4 billion to cooperative bodies in Osun. We are building several roads and bridges. We just paid almost N2 billion for half salary and cooperative deductions; We are renovating health centres and educational facilities. We will soon announce the take-off of Imole Youth Corps; new teachers will soon be announced,” the governor said

Speaking earlier on the affairs of the ruling party, Adeleke appealed to the PDP members to remain united and never allow their issues to degenerate, adding that the party must remain one united family.

He added, “My only appeal to us is that we must remain united. We should never allow our issues to degenerate. We must remain one united family. We all know that this local government election is key for our 2026 governorship election. We must not allow personal interest to supersede the general interest of the party.

“I ask us to remember that we have a wounded opposition that is desperately seeking to destroy the state. We should not give them ammunition to use against us. We must ensure party discipline. We must abide by the decisions of the party leadership. That is the way to strengthen the party and enhance our chance to win elections.”

Addressing party members earlier on the forthcoming local government elections, the state chairman of the party, Sunday Bisi, noted that there would be no imposition of candidates adding the party will only release guidelines for each local government to go and elect candidates of their choice.

“Let me take this opportunity to tell you all that there will be no imposition of candidates. We have issued guidelines for each local government to go and decide who their candidates will be. I can assure you that our resolve as a party is to give a level playing ground to every member of the party who is interested in being either chairman or councillor.

“Let me however advise you all that issues of our party should not be taken to your social media pages and henceforth we will begin to monitor and may sanction any party member who fails to comply,” he said.