OSUN 2025 LOCAL GOVERNMENT ELECTION: A CIVIL SOCIETY PERSPECTIVE
Osun State Local Government Election has come and gone, but different occurrences that played out before, during and after the election remains unforgettable.
In this report, Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre provides Civil Society perspectives of the Osun State 2025 Local Government Election that was conducted in February, 22, 2025.
The report gives different perspectives of the Local Government Election in Nigeria using Osun State as Case Study. In case you are not in tune with the 2025 Osun State Local Government Election, we’ve got your back as we have packaged the report to sensitize the general public on the concluded Osun State local Government Election.
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Osun commissioner harps on human capital development, calls for JDPMC’s support
The Osun State Commissioner for Economic Planning, Budget and Development, Prof. Olalekan Yinusa has stressed the need for Nigerians especially the Government at all levels and the Corporate Body to cultivate human capital development orientation.
Hon. Yinusa said that the fundamental key of progress and what guarantees sustainable development is human capital development as it is more everlasting and result-orientated.
According to him “the foundation of innovation and creativity which is key to production and value creation is a human being that comes from human knowledge. We are in the era of the Industrial revolution where the age of science and mass production and the rise of digital technology are at their peak priority must be given to this lofty approach for a better society,
of course, this has formed part of the reasons we are having an inclusive budget system where people can access, analyze and interpret Osun’s budget in Yoruba rather than Lingua franca alone. We cannot do it alone, Government needs more hands and people like Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre for collaboration and support”.
Earlier in his remark, the General Coordinator of JDPMC Rev.Fr. Peter Akinkunmi expressed the readiness of the organization to support the Government in creating a right-home environment towards the holistic development of humanity in Osun state.
JDPMC launches Web Tracking Portal to ensure accountability and transparency in Govt’s project
A leading Non-governmental, Non-political and not for profit Organization in Osun state also known as Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre, Osogbo (JDPMC) has launched another Web Portal initiative called ‘Osun Eye on our Money that would see to the tracking of Governments’ projects in order to ensure accountability, transparency and timely delivery.
The initiative came to the fore through one of the programmatic Departments known as Democracy and Good Governance (DGG) Department of the Justice, Development and Peace Makers’ Centre, Osogbo.
According to the Head of Programme of the Organization, Festus Ojewumi, the initiative is to empower citizens to drive transparency and accountability in the state through fact-checking monitoring, and verification mechanisms woven around citizens’ engagement.
Osun Eye on our money initiative will promote sustained citizen engagement, which will ultimately spur reforms in the implementation of the government projects scheme to allow for much-needed inclusiveness in government projects and their proper execution.
He said further “Osun money is a web app which aims to trigger and sustain citizens’ interest, engagement, and participation in constituency projects across the country by being a verifiable, viable, and versatile authentication platform. It will be used across the LGAs of the State. Information on the status of projects in communities will be uploaded on the platform by community volunteers within communities.
The information is verified independently by community members and shared with legislators and other stakeholders. It is an evidence- and data-gathering platform for all stakeholders to verify the status of projects beyond contractor or the awardee reports.”
Added that “the rationale behind the initiative is to tame the tide of corruption that thrives in secrecy by sharping the interest of the General public, more importantly, to increase the citizens’ participation in deciding what sort of projects they desire and in monitoring projects’ implementation in a transparent manner. In that light, such interactions will shine a spotlight on elected representatives, thereby mandating them to provide more transparent and accountable representation in project selection and execution.
In his remark, the General Coordinator of the JDPMC, Rev.Fr. Peter Akinkunmi noted that the overall aim of the Web Portal is to drive and raise the interest and commitment of the people at various communities towards public participation and civic engagement in good governance with the selfless spirit of ‘Charity Begins at Home.
“It is highly unheard of that the owners of the resources do not know what becomes of their resources in this modern age of democratic practice, this is why our team came up with this lofty idea and the whole essence of this web tracking portal is to ensure public participation and Civic engagement in different local communities by taking responsibility and acting well their part in community development. By so doing, they will have an understanding that they are not only the beneficiaries of the assets of the land but also the owners”, He concluded.
Meet Semiu Adabanija on today’s Episode of Justice & Good Governance Radio Programme
It is another fresh Week of the Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre Radio Programme ‘Justice and Good Governance.
The focus is on the Insecurity and Agitation for separation in Nigeria: The Youth Standpoint.
Our Guest for this Week’s episode is a seasoned Development Expert; Semiu Adabanija. He is the Team Lead, SEAD AFRICA.
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