Yinka Kolawole in Osogbo
The Osun State Chapter of the Democratic Leadership Alliance (DLA) has knocked Governor Ademola Adeleke over the poor fiscal efficiency of the state in BudgIT’s 2026 State of States evaluation, with Osun ranked 32nd in the nation.
The report by BudgIT, a Nigerian civic expertise organisation, has Lagos, Enugu and Bayelsa as Nigeria’s top-performing states, whereas Cross River ranked final among the many 35 states evaluated.
Reacting in an announcement on Thursday by the state chairman of the celebration, Dr. Tosin Odeyemi, DLA stated Osun’s place is shameful and an indictment of the Adeleke administration’s incapacity to construct a viable native financial system.
Odeyemi stated the rating has uncovered the state authorities as one which has didn’t translate enormous federal allocations into actual financial progress, fiscal self-discipline and sustainable growth for the folks of Osun.
According to him, “This ranking is not surprising to us. It only confirms what we have been saying, that Governor Ademola Adeleke has no economic blueprint for Osun.”
“While states like Kebbi, Jigawa and Katsina are managing their resources prudently and ranking in the top 10, Osun, with all its potential, is ranked 32nd.”
“How can a state that claims to be spending billions on paper be ranked among the worst in fiscal performance? It shows the government is only good at propaganda while the state’s economy is in shambles.”
The celebration stated it was worrisome that states with far much less federal allocation and with out giant industrial bases are outperforming Osun, which it attributed to lack of fiscal self-discipline.
“The table does not lie. It shows that Osun is being run on FAAC allocation alone with no effort to grow the Internally Generated Revenue. Governor Adeleke is waiting for Abuja money to pay salaries while other governors are building real economies,” the assertion added.
The DLA known as on the governor to cease specializing in frivolities and focus on revamping the state’s financial system, blocking leakages and investing in productive sectors.
It additionally urged Osun folks to ask exhausting questions on how the state’s assets are being managed, insisting that the BudgIT report must be a wake-up name for the administration earlier than the state slides into complete fiscal emergency.
