A Yoruba socio-political group, Coalition of Yoruba Self-Determination Group (COSEG) at the weekend, warned opposition politicians in the state against hiding behind any proposed summit to precipitate violence in the state.
The group said it was aware of a clandestine meeting held in Osogbo by some individuals who claim to be working towards organising a summit on the state of education and finances in Osun State to, according to them, “bail out Osun from its crisis on education and finances.”
In a statement signed by COSEG’s Chairman, Oludayo Ogunlana and Secretary, Rasaq Olokooba, the group said, “Information reaching us indicates that some people met at one hotel in Osogbo on Friday and resolved to pretend to be organising a summit on education and the finances of the state and invite some scholars and finance experts.
“We also have it on good authority that this so-called summit is aimed at creating confusion by orchestrating violence on the participants and thereafter blame the government of Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola.
“We have been informed that those who attended the meeting include a known member of the opposition from Lagos, Mr. Yinka Odumakin, former governorship aspirants, Niyi Owolade and Dr. Oladimeji.”
COSEG said to the best of its knowledge, the education summit organised by the state government in 2011 is the basis for the ongoing massive reforms in the state’s education sector.
It added, “Anybody who has been following the education sector in Osun knows that the massive infrastructure upgrade in the sector is unprecedented. The state currently boasts about 50 mega schools out of several that are also undergoing construction across the state.
“This is in addition to recruitment of about 6,000 teachers in critical subjects and other reforms such as introduction of a learning device called Opon Imo, re-classfification of schools into more functional categories of Elementary, Middle and High School and increase in funding among others.
“We must never fail to state that among states owing salaries, Osun has more developmental projects to prove that the Aregbesola administration has been very prudent and focused on good governance.
The group also said that Osun’s finances remains a model for any state especially with similar challenges of revenue generation and development needs.
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