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But in a statement obtained in Osogbo, the Osun State chairman of DLA, Tosin Odeyemi, said Osun’s position was an indictment of the Ademola Adeleke administration. An opposition party in Osun State, the Democratic Leadership Alliance, on Thursday said the poor fiscal performance of the state in BudgIT’s 2026 assessment was a source of concern The report by BudgIT, a Nigerian civic technology organisation, put Osun in 32nd position among the 35 states it ranked.
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✦He stated that the ranking indicated that the state government has not translated the increase in federal allocations coming into the state into economic growth, fiscal discipline and sustainable development for the residents.
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Thursday:An opposition party in Osun State, the Democratic Leadership Alliance, on Thursday said the poor fiscal performance of the state in BudgIT’s 2026 assessment was a source of concern The report by BudgIT, a Nigerian civic technology organisation, put Osun in 32nd position among the 35 states it ranked.2025:However, Olalekan Badmus, Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, while contributing to discussions on the ranking in a post shared on a Facebook page named Adedayo Oderinu, drew attention to the non-release of allocations to local government areas in the state since February 2025 “Continuous withholding of Osun local government allocation has forced the state government into using state funds to settle financial obligations due to local government areas in the state,” Badmus said.2024:He recalled that in 2024, Osun came 12th in the fiscal ranking, which showed great improvement from years before it.
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✦But in a statement obtained in Osogbo, the Osun State chairman of DLA, Tosin Odeyemi, said Osun’s position was an indictment of the Ademola Adeleke administration.
✦An opposition party in Osun State, the Democratic Leadership Alliance, on Thursday said the poor fiscal performance of the state in BudgIT’s 2026 assessment was a source of concern The report by BudgIT, a Nigerian civic technology organisation, put Osun in 32nd position among the 35 states it ranked.
✦He stated that the ranking indicated that the state government has not translated the increase in federal allocations coming into the state into economic growth, fiscal discipline and sustainable development for the residents.
Key Facts:Thursday: An opposition party in Osun State, the Democratic Leadership Alliance, on Thursday said the poor fiscal performance of the state in BudgIT’s 2026 assessment was a source of concern The report by BudgIT, a Nigerian civic technology organisation, put Osun in 32nd position among the 35 states it ranked.2025: However, Olalekan Badmus, Special Assistant to the Governor on New Media, while contributing to discussions on the ranking in a post shared on a Facebook page named Adedayo Oderinu, drew attention to the non-release of allocations to local government areas in the state since February 2025 “Continuous withholding of Osun local government allocation has forced the state government into using state funds to settle financial obligations due to local government areas in the state,” Badmus said.2024: He recalled that in 2024, Osun came 12th in the fiscal ranking, which showed great improvement from years before it.2024: “As recently as 2024, which was reported in 2025, Osun came 12th in the fiscal ranking.
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An opposition party, the Democratic Leadership Alliance, has described Osun State's 32nd position in BudgIT's 2026 fiscal performance ranking as worrisome.
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But in a statement obtained in Osogbo, the Osun State chairman of DLA, Tosin Odeyemi, said Osun’s position was an indictment of the Ademola Adeleke administration.
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An opposition party in Osun State, the Democratic Leadership Alliance, on Thursday said the poor fiscal performance of the state in BudgIT’s 2026 assessment was a source of concern The report by BudgIT, a Nigerian civic technology organisation, put Osun in 32nd position among the 35 states it ranked.
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An opposition party in Osun State, the Democratic Leadership Alliance, on Thursday said the poor fiscal performance of the state in BudgIT’s 2026 assessment was a source of concern The report by BudgIT, a Nigerian civic technology organisation, put Osun in 32nd position among the 35 states it ranked.