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ADELEKE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT BY FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY AT A GLANCE

Published by Akinwale Fakinlede on August 3rd, 2026.

ADELEKE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURAL DEVELOPMENT BY FEDERAL CONSTITUENCY AT A GLANCE

A cursory review of Governor Ademola Adeleke’s major infrastructural projects over the last three and a half years in Osun State reveals a disturbing pattern of obvious bias, characterized by the disproportionate concentration of high-value infrastructure projects within his own (Ede) Federal Constituency.

Within the period under review, the Osun State Government committed approximately ₦362.3 billion to 20 major infrastructure projects across the state.

Of this amount, eight (8) projects, with a combined value of ₦260.5 billion, were executed within the Ede Federal Constituency alone.

This represents approximately 71.9% of the total value of the major projects reviewed.

The remaining twelve (12) projects, valued at ₦101.8 billion (about 28.1%), were distributed among the other eight federal constituencies in the state.

A breakdown of the distribution of these major infrastructure projects reveals a significant disparity across the state’s federal constituencies. Osogbo Federal Constituency, which also serves as the State Capital, ranked a distant second in the distribution of major infrastructure projects, receiving three projects with a combined value of ₦31.2 billion, representing just 8.6% of the total ₦362.3 billion committed to the twenty major projects reviewed.

This is in sharp contrast to the ₦260.5 billion (71.9%) allocated to Ede Federal Constituency alone.

Ile-Ife Federal Constituency followed with two projects worth ₦17.6 billion (4.9%), while Ilesa Federal Constituency received one project valued at ₦16.5 billion (4.5%).

It is also noteworthy that the ₦16.5 billion project recorded for the Ilesa Federal Constituency is the dualisation of a federal highway undertaken by the Osun State Government on behalf of the Federal Government. According to publicly available information, the Federal Government has already refunded ₦12 billion to the Osun State Government as reimbursement for work executed on the project.

Consequently, while the project is geographically located within Ilesa Federal Constituency, its funding arrangement differs from that of the other state-funded projects and should be considered separately when assessing the distribution of state infrastructure expenditure.

The remaining constituencies received comparatively smaller allocations.

Iwo Federal Constituency recorded projects worth ₦9.8 billion (2.7%).

Ila Federal Constituency ₦9.4 billion (2.6%).

Ikirun Federal Constituency ₦9.0 billion (2.5%), and Ijebu-Jesa Federal Constituency two projects with a combined value of ₦8.0 billion (2.2%).

At the bottom of the distribution was Ikire Federal Constituency, which received just one project valued at ₦29.97 million, accounting for a mere 0.01% of the ₦362.3 billion committed to the twenty major infrastructure projects reviewed.

The contrast between the allocation to Ikire and that of Ede—₦260.5 billion—illustrates the scale of the imbalance reflected in the project distribution data.

This data analysis indicates a highly concentrated distribution, with nearly three-quarters of the total project value located in a single federal constituency (Ede), while the other constituencies collectively account for just over one-quarter of the total investment.

The question now is: why would a Governor seeking a second term choose to be so self-serving and display such an apparent level of bias in the distribution of the state’s commonwealth?

A government that genuinely desires the confidence and support of all its citizens should strive for fairness, equity, and inclusiveness in the allocation of public resources.

If a governor’s first term is marked by such a pronounced imbalance in the distribution of the resources of the state in executing public infrastructure, It’s better imagined, what a second and final term could mean for those federal constituencies that were so maginalised in the first term.

The choice before the people of Osun is therefore not merely about personalities or political parties; it is about the kind of governance they wish to encourage.

As the saying goes, a word is enough for the wise.

Dr. Tunde Faleye