Special Adviser to the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Dr Adegboyega Oyetola, has criticised Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, for gross incompetence and dereliction of duty, alleging a collapse of primary healthcare and public education in the state.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the minister’s aide, Bolaji Akinola, described the condition of Primary Health Care Centres (PHCs) across Osun as “a damning indictment” of the Adeleke administration.

Akinola said no responsible government should still be blaming its predecessor more than three years after assuming office.

According to him, Dr Oyetola left behind a functional governance framework and a clear development trajectory when he exited office as governor, particularly in healthcare reforms, workers’ welfare, and institutional strengthening.

“What Osun people are witnessing today is not inherited failure, but the direct product of Adeleke’s incompetence and lack of capacity to govern,” the statement said.

He alleged that healthcare delivery in the state had deteriorated rapidly under Governor Adeleke, accusing the Commissioner for Health, Jola Akintola, of underperformance and an obsession with excuses rather than results.

Despite what he described as substantial financial resources and statutory allocations received by the state since Adeleke assumed office over three years ago, Akinola claimed that PHCs remained abandoned, poorly staffed, and ill-equipped, leaving rural communities without access to basic medical care.

He further alleged that the public education sector was facing a similar decline, citing an acute shortage of teachers, overcrowded classrooms, and falling academic standards, which he said reversed gains recorded during the Oyetola administration.

“The present government of Osun State has destroyed both the healthcare and education systems it inherited,” the statement declared.
“Instead of governance, Osun now has a circus of theatrics, blame-shifting, propaganda, and administrative laziness.”

Akinola also spoke of what he described as growing public anger and dissatisfaction across the state, claiming residents were increasingly frustrated by what he termed the governor’s failure to deliver tangible results after three years in office.

“Osun people are yearning for change,” he said. “They are tired of excuses, tired of media stunts, and tired of an administration that has nothing concrete to show for over three years.”
He warned that continued attempts to blame former officials would not shield the governor from what he described as political consequences.

“Come August 8, Adeleke will face the people,” Akinola stated. “And the verdict will be clear and decisive.”