- Osun healthcare crisis worsens as PHCs allegedly abandoned
- Adeleke administration accused of incompetence after three years
- Public education in Osun hit by teacher shortage, overcrowding
- Oyetola’s aide says failures are self-inflicted, not inherited
The collapse of Osun healthcare and education has been blamed on Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration, as a top aide to former governor Gboyega Oyetola accused the state government of incompetence, neglect, and failure to deliver basic services despite huge financial allocations.
The Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy and former Osun governor, Dr Gboyega Oyetola, has launched a scathing attack on Governor Ademola Adeleke, alleging that primary healthcare and public education in the state have deteriorated badly under his leadership.
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In a statement released on Sunday, Oyetola’s aide, Bolaji Akinola, described the current state of Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) in Osun as a “damning indictment” of the Adeleke administration.
Akinola faulted the governor for what he called a persistent habit of blaming the previous administration more than three years after assuming office.
“No responsible government still blames its predecessor after spending over three years in office,” Akinola said.
He maintained that Dr Oyetola handed over a functional governance framework, particularly in healthcare reforms, workers’ welfare, and institutional capacity building.
“What Osun people are witnessing today is not inherited failure, but the direct product of incompetence and lack of capacity to govern,” the statement read.
According to him, healthcare delivery in Osun State has sharply declined, with PHCs reportedly abandoned, understaffed, and lacking essential medical equipment, especially in rural areas.
Akinola also accused the Osun State Commissioner for Health, Jola Akintola, of underperformance, claiming the ministry had become more focused on excuses than results.
Despite receiving what he described as substantial statutory allocations and financial inflows, the aide said the Adeleke government had failed to translate resources into improved healthcare services.
The situation in the public education sector in Osun was also described as alarming, with claims of acute teacher shortages, overcrowded classrooms, and declining academic standards.
Akinola argued that these developments had reversed the progress recorded during the Oyetola administration.
“The present government has destroyed both the healthcare and education systems it inherited,” he stated.
He further accused the administration of running the state through propaganda and theatrics rather than governance.
“Instead of governance, Osun now has a circus of blame-shifting, propaganda, and administrative laziness,” Akinola said.
The statement concluded by alleging rising anger among residents, saying many Osun citizens are increasingly frustrated by what they see as Governor Adeleke’s failure to deliver tangible results after more than three years in office.