Osun govt reply Adeleke Over Looting Accusation

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Osun government has replied to the governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on their claim that the state government officials were diverting and looting government assets and property. They said the accusation was false.

According to a statement from Adeleke by his spokesman, Malam Olawale Rasheed, he warned Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and his allies against diversion and looting of the government’s assets and public properties.

Adeleke said some government functionaries and governor’s appointees are stealing assets of the state and converting them to individual use.

“We have it on good authority that Osun State assets within the state, Kogi, Lagos, Abuja, and outside the shore of the country, are being tampered with for private acquisition.

“We have detailed reports of several property currently being processed for ownership transfer involving serving commissioners and top government officials, hence, serious warning to those involved in the illegal deals,” Rasheed said.

Reacting quickly to the statement, the state Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation, Mrs. Funke Egbemode, said: “PDP is only peddling lies and propaganda just to curry underserved public sympathy.”

Egbemode, in a statement, said that stealing or misappropration of funds cannot be traced to Oyetola, and added that, “the records are there for all to see and deduce from.”

The commissioner debunked the claim by the PDP that government officials looting or diverting government assets/property.

“We know where Sen. Ademola Adeleke, the governor-elect, is coming from, and the world also knows the antecedent of the incumbent Governor, Mr. Adegboyega Oyetola, the hardworking leader, who has served the people of Osun State meritoriously.

“He does not have the background of pilfering or misappropriating funds. The records are there for verification,” she said.

Egbemode, responding to the allegation that Oyetola took N17 billion to prosecute Saturday’s governorship election, also said, “Govenormous Oyetola did not take any N17 billion loan to prosecute the election as alleged by Adeleke.”

She therefore called on the people of the state to ignore what propagandists are saying referring to them as fake lamentations.

“Governor Oyetola has done well thus far and he will continue to do right by the people,” Egbemode said.

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