How I escaped booby traps laid by my predecessor –Osun gov

From Lateef Dada, Osogbo

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, said it was God that liberated him from the purported trap laid by his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola, before leaving office.

In a speech during the 2024 state prayer at the Government Office, Abere, Osogbo, he commended the workers for their support and urged them to continue praying for his government.

“My dear people of faith, I have personal confessions to make. In the last year, I directly experienced divine guidance in making state decisions. On several occasions, God almighty was my instructor in deciding on key issues. When I told you I govern with the fear of God, It is not a joke. Our leadership is a product of divine plan and manifestation.

“The signs are everywhere even for our political opponents to see. I will share some of the examples for you all.  When I assumed the governorship of our state, many serious problems existed. Such issues appeared to have defied all solutions. My predecessor deliberately added petrol to the fire by laying several booby traps before he left office. Nobody expects solutions from us. The thoughts of detractors were the expectation of failure.

“But because we have a God who does not fail his beloved ones, doors open where none exist. The governance space witnessed policy innovations and implementation which provide answers to knotty state policy questions. Because we have a God who props up his favoured and chosen ones, our government successfully reset the button of the state public service, frontally addressed workers’ welfare, put a smile on the faces of pensioners, restored local governance, implemented infra agenda and set the tone for sustainable governance.

“Through God and people of goodwill, we succeeded where opponents never gave us a chance. We break the jinx in critical areas and prove that the Osun people can experience good governance despite all odds. Our government has manifested what many denied- that a God-led administration is a condition for successful leadership in state governance,” Adeleke said.