Governor of Osun, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, has stated that his administration will uphold the system of participatory, inclusive and people-centred governance in the state.
Oyetola, who opined that participatory and inclusive governance remains the best path towards the socioeconomic and political development of every society, noted that such has been the reason why his administration placed high premium on people’s voice since the inception and which necessitated the then “thank-you-tour” and the continuous engagement through the office of Civic Engagement in the state.
The governor, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Civic Engagement, Hon. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, during a rural community engagement held on Friday in Coker/Boredun area of Obokun Local Government, underscored the essence of carrying people along in the state development engineering.
Oyetola said such will enhance governments’ responsiveness to the present and future needs of the society, as well as exercise prudence in policy-setting and decision-making.
He said, “participatory and people-centric administration creates a platform for broad sociopolitical excellence, as it facilitates equity and inclusiveness in the art of governance, designs a governance process that serves the interests of citizenry; as well as ensuring that the process produces best of results with high emphasis on government accountability and transparency.
“The system also offers citizens the opportunity to engage, monitor and evaluate public policies and actions, as a result, making governing authorities to be accountable and responsible, thereby engendering a fast pace of growth and development like it is being experienced currently in the state.”
The governor also maintained that many of the achievements his administration recorded in the most critical sectors of the state economy such as infrastructure, health, education, security, social welfare among others were sequel to participatory and inclusive governance which he entrenched in the state upon the assumption of office.
He specifically ascribed some landmark strides of his a
