omisore's Agenda for Osun State

Senator Omisore was once a Deputy Governor of the State, and one of the few politicians who had ever won an election while in prison custody!

The former Senator and Chairman, Senate Appropriation Committee is the PDP Gubernatorial candidate for Osun State South West Nigeria, and in this engaging interview, Editor, Michael Effiong asks him the reasons for his latest political adventure.

What is your opinion on the idea of calling your State, the State of Osun

Actually, there is nothing bad in the state being called the State of Osun because
we are running a confederation system, a state is a federating unit like the States of Maryland, Ohio, and Texas.

Some people call it the Texas State too. It is actually the same thing. But the problem we are having with (Ogbeni Rauf ) Aregbesola is that he is turning it into a big deal. The problem Aregbesola has is that he is not well grounded, so little issues seem big to him. He uses non issues like this to cover his shortcomings. Osun is State of Osun and Lagos is Lagos State. It does not make any difference. He has

wasted so much money in branding, changing the letter head and logo etc. All these show of radicalism and waste of public funds is to cover up for corruption, inefficiency, and violence in the state. So, there is nothing bad in it; it is just a matter of semantics.

Can you sing the new Osun anthem

Is there a new anthem in the state? I am unaware. But every state has the right to have its anthem. We have an anthem in Ife, the same with Osogbo. Aregbesola is afraid of his shadow. He is afraid of the way he came in through the back door when they stole the mandate through a court judgment. So, you must create issues to get people busy. He decided to keep himself, the citizens and Nigerians busy, so that they will not ask questions from him. It is a good tactic that has worked for him.

What is wrong with Osun that you want to fix

First, Osun is a state that is blessed with enormous human resources. It is very peaceful and violence free. The people go about their normal businesses without disturbance. But, they are also yearning for development. Today, the untold hardship the Aregbesola administration has brought to the people is enormous. The worst problem we have in Osun today is the issue of religion; it has broken nations. If not for the patience, tolerance and maturity of the Osun people, the state would have been in crises by now. He has introduced religious bigotry to cause confusion, create distraction and divert people’s attention from the realities on ground. Christians and Muslims have always lived in Harmony in Osun, why come with an Education policy that may cause disaffection, we all know that it is said that if something is not broken don’t fix it. Why is he trying to fix what has no problem? Meanwhile, areas that have problems have not been attended to.

.