Examining allegations against Osun’s infrastructure programme

By Okwe Obi, Abuja
Few subjects in contemporary Osun State politics have generated as much heated exchange as the infrastructural record of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration. Critics have levelled a series of pointed accusations against the government, ranging from the technical quality of its projects to the motives behind specific policy decisions. The administration, on its part, has issued detailed rebuttals to each charge, and those rebuttals now form part of the public conversation whether or not they are accepted at face value.
Quality of infrastructure
Perhaps, the most persistent criticism is that Osun’s infrastructure projects are substandard and poorly execu...