Adeleke Sends Strong Warning To Oyetola, Cabinet Members

Adeleke Sends Strong Warning To Oyetola, Cabinet Members

The Governor-elect of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, yesterday, warned Governor Gboyega Oyetola and members of his cabinet against diversion and looting of government assets and public property.

Adeleke alleged that the incumbent governor and his allies were making clandestine moves to convert the public property to private ownership and bankrupt state finances before he (Adeleke) takes over governance.

A statement, signed by the spokesperson to the governor-elect, Malam Olawale Rasheed, accused Oyetola of planning to further plunge the state into debt.

He, therefore, warned that any government official involved in shady practices would be called upon to answer for them when he assumed office on November 27, 2022.

“The attention of the office of the Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has been drawn to unwholesome criminal activities of some government functionaries and appointees under the watch of Governor Gboyega Oyetola towards pilfering of state assets, conversion of public assets into private ownership, illegal awards of licences and incurring of superfluous loans and expenditures,” the statement stated.

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MEANWHILE, the candidate of the Accord Party in the just-concluded governorship election in election, Dr. Akin Ogunbiyi, has accepted defeat and congratulated Adeleke on his victory.

Ogunbiyi, in a statement made available to The Guardian, yesterday, expressed gratitude to various individuals, traditional rulers, religious organisations, public and private workers, agencies of government, media outfits, students, market women, artisans, various tribes residents in Osun State, security agencies and others for the support accorded him during the polls.

Adeleke further stated: “Emerging reports also indicate several shady conduct ongoing within the state finance ministry.

Aside N17 billion loan allegedly taken by the governor to prosecute the lost election, we are inundated with credible reports of emergency contract awards, hurried processing of payment vouchers and a grand agenda to incur further debt under the guise of project implementation. There is an elaborate plot to further bankrupt the state to complicate governance under the new administration.

“We want to use this medium to warn all those involved in this criminal endeavour to desist from them as we will hold everybody accountable for their conduct.

“We also wish to alert the public on this subject matter. Let the public be aware that our common patrimony is being tampered with by an administration they just voted out of office. We promise to follow this matter closely and ensure that Osun State assets remain secure and protected for the benefit of the public,” the statement read.

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