Osun Assembly rejects Governor Adeleke’s crucial decision

The Osun State House of Assembly has rejected the decision of Senator Ademola Adeleke, the newly sworn in Governor of the state, to rename the state from “State of Osun” to Osun state.

The lawmakers on Monday, November 28, argued that the anthem, crest and flag of the state was an enactment of a law assented to on December 18, 2012, and no person can exact force to change it.

He also reversed its appellation from ‘The State of the Virtues’ to ‘The State of the Living Spring”, amid other decisions. Why we did not agree with Governor Adeleke, Osun Assembly reveals Reacting to the governor’s decision,

The House of Assembly, through the Chairman of the House Committee on Media and Publicity, Moshood Kunle Akande, said the state’s name is a matter of law and not choice.

The lawmakers’ statement partly read: “The State of Osun House of Assembly having reviewed the inaugural speech of the Governor and the activities of the inauguration hereby resolves as follows: “The usage of the State Anthem, Crest and Flag is an enactment of the law and as such, its usage is a matter of law and not choice.

“The enactment “State of Osun Anthem, Crest and Flag Law, 2012” assented to on December 18, 2012, contained in Schedule 1, II, III, IV and V, which carefully details every component of this law is not in ambiguity.

“Schedule I is the State Anthem, Schedule II has to do with the State Crest, and Schedule III is the symbolic significance of the elements in the Flag.

“Lastly, we are aware of a court judgment in effect.”

The lawmakers further said that the state would continue to be described as the “State of Osun” and “Ipinle Omulabi” (State of the Virtuous).

In a related development, the Governor has sacked 12,000 workers barely 24 hours after his inauguration. This was disclosed in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Olawale Rasheed on Monday, November 28.

Rasheed said that the governor nullified all employments in the service of the Osun State Government made in any capacity into any capacity in all the Ministries, Departments, Agencies, and Commissions.