Osun Poll: Oyebamiji, Salaam push investment, jobs as Adeleke defends record

Candidates vying for Osun State’s governorship squared off this week over how to convert a sharp rise in federal allocations into durable economic growth, laying out competing blueprints just days ahead of Saturday’s election. At a town hall debate organized by Arise News, economic diversification and private investment dominated discussion, as contenders sought to outline how the state’s recently expanded monthly federal inflows could translate into job creation, improved public services and reduced dependence on Abuja. Proposals across the field centered on agricultural expansion, industrial processing and power-sector investment. Munirudeen Oyebamiji, candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), argued that Osun can no longer function primarily as a civil-service economy reliant on federal transfers. He pledged to court private capital and develop agro-allied industries to widen the state’s internal revenue base.