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Gonvener of a campaign group for Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke, Kehinde Raji, has alleged that the governor is not in charge of the state.
Raji, on his Facebook page, alleged that a certain cabal determines who is appointed by Adeleke and who should not. He lamented that the political appointees are helpless in doing their job constitutionally.
He said: “Recently, a lot of revelations started unveiling. I will never, till I die, work against the interest of my people in Isale Osun and Osogbo at large. Some cabals rose up to only consider their loyalists for virtually all positions. The SSG given to us in Osogbo was relegated to an unimaginable position, never supported by the constitution. He looked helpless and can’t help nobody. I used to fight him until I realised the powers against him are more than him. I tried all possible efforts to speak to the powers that be with no response to my calls.
“I personally will never go and prostrate for rewards we are naturally entitled to anywhere, a lot of my followers are disturbed without any changes to several complaints, my demand is let Mr SSG be accorded full respect of office, reward party faithful who have genuinely worked, and maintain fairness to all party faithful.”
But Secretary to the State Government, Teslim Igbalaye, denied the allegations, saying the claims lacked basis in truth and reality.
The statement reads: “I want to strongly reject the allegation as lacking any basis in truth or reality. Governor Ademola Adeleke has since, assuming office, treated Osogbo as his second home by attending to the infrastructural upgrade of the capital city from roads to water and light, among others. Osogbo is receiving full attention for which our people are grateful.
“It is equally false to posit that my office has been relegated by a cabal. There is no cabal in the government, and I wonder where Mr. Raji got his false narrative from. I remain an ever busy SSG who is handling many high profile state tasks, and whose office is functioning fully in line with best practices.
“I see the write up by Mr. Raji as a failed attempt to create a wedge between the people of Osogbo and the government. Within such a short period of time, Osogbo has benefited substantially from the present government and it is unfair to falsify reality for cheap political gains.”
