Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has strongly dismissed statements attributed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2026 election, Hon. Bola Oyebamiji, regarding the state of healthcare in Osun. Adeleke described the claims as “baseless disinformation” that reveal the opposition candidate’s disconnect from reality.
In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor criticized Oyebamiji for ignoring the extensive reforms and investments made by the current administration in the health sector.
“It is as if the opposition candidate is living in another world. Osun today, from 2024, ranks number one across the South-West in the provision of primary healthcare. When the Ikire man was in government, Osun was nowhere near the top 10,” Adeleke said.
The statement highlighted that over 200 primary healthcare centres have been renovated under Adeleke’s administration, with further renovations ongoing. The governor also accused Oyebamiji of being part of a committee under the previous APC government that allegedly mismanaged a $20 million World Bank grant intended for renovating primary healthcare centres.
“Osun will not return to the days of insensitive leadership,” the statement added.
Adeleke detailed several upgrades to hospitals, including the procurement of modern medical equipment such as operating materials, digital devices like sphygmomanometers, pulse oximeters, thermometers, CPAP machines, an electrophoresis (genotype) machine, a digital X-ray printer, and automated diagnostic tools to enhance diagnostic capacity.
Other initiatives include the start of renal dialysis services through a public–private partnership, air conditioners for clinical units funded by donors, a new theatre pharmacy for quick access to essential drugs, a mini-bus for hospital operations, and an ongoing project to build a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
“As a humane government, our Imole medical outreaches have benefited close to 100,000 residents,” Adeleke said. “Indigent residents requiring surgeries were treated on three occasions across the nine federal constituencies, with more planned for the 2026 session. Our government has also approved the renovation of two general hospitals, with additional upgrades to follow.”
The governor contrasted his administration’s approach to workers’ welfare with that of the previous APC government, which he said financially strangled medical associations and public hospital staff.
“Under my watch, we restored the dignity of medical personnel. We approved and implemented the Medical Residency Training Fund at the Osun State Teaching Hospital, making it the first state-owned teaching hospital in Nigeria to do so,” he said.
He also mentioned the approval and implementation of new hazard and accoutrement allowances, a new minimum wage, a 50 percent tax waiver on call duty and shift allowances, one-for-one replacement of doctors, and renovation of all doctors’ call rooms.
Additionally, Adeleke’s administration regularized previously unconfirmed staff from 2012 and 2013, conducted promotion exercises for nurses and other staff, approved better allowances for contract staff and visiting consultants, increased wages for casual workers, and cleared outstanding debts to pharmaceutical suppliers to ensure steady supply of essential medicines.
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