Oyetola’s policies, programmes are people-oriented, says Oyintiloye

Deborah Oladejo, Osogbo

Special Adviser to Governor Gboyega Oyetola on Civic Engagement, Mr. Olatunbosun Oyintiloye, has said that policies and programmes of Osun State government are people-oriented and based on the demands and needs of the residents.

He said the government places the wellbeing of the populace ahead of other considerations during planning and execution stages of its policies and programmes.

Oyintiloye made the remarks during an engagement meeting held with the members of Black Smith Welder Iron Benders and Metals Technician Association of Nigeria, Osun Chapter, on Sunday in Osogbo.

He said that the governor’s drive is tailored toward bridging the gaps between government and the people, thereby creating a platform for getting feedback for effective policy formulation through civic engagement.

The special adviser said the present administration believed in a government, whose affair is run in tandem with the tenets and opinions of the masses.

He said people would continue to remain the critical stakeholder and driving force in the state governance system, even as he emphasised that the institution of civic engagement was a framework aimed at engendering participatory and inclusive governance.

Oyintiloye said through this, popular feedbacks that would stimulate better policy outputs, which could have direct positive impacts on the people, are brought to the policy formulation cycle.

In his remarks, chairman of the association, Mr. Gabriel Obidokun, commended the state government on its various developmental projects across the state and unique approach to governance through engagement with the people.

Obidokun, who also commended the civic engagement centre for its outreach programmes to all social stratas in the state, pledged the association’s support to the governor.

He said the peaceful and friendly business environment provided by the state government was one of the many reasons members of the association would continue to uphold its support for the governor.