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The Osun State Governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke has continued to raise alarm over alleged diversion of the State’s financial and physical assets by some people in the outgoing government of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.
Speaking through his media aide, Olawale Rasheed, Adeleke revealed that credible reports showed him that the alleged illegal diversion of government assets is now very massive.
Reacting to this, the Osun State Government described the allegation by the governor-elect that the local governments have been ordered to return part of their allocations to the State as illogical
Speaking in a statement, the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Adebayo Adeleke, th said the statement has once again exposed Adeleke as someone, does not understand how government activities are managed.
The statement also maintained that, “Governor Oyetola is a man of due process, accountability and transparency that will not do things against the law and regulations, rather, you will see him supporting the local councils and making them effective, with a view to bringing development closer to the grassroots.
“Adeleke’s fairy tale is more exposed, as it came a few days after Osun State under Oyetola was adjudged first among the 36 States in Nigeria in the area of Public Finance/Accountability. The ranking by the Federal Government and PLS Initiative, an international organization in a report tagged ‘Subnational Audit Efficacy Index’ said Osun achieved the feat through its transparent nature of governance.
“It is sad that Adeleke certainly does not understand that the Ministry of Local Government is no deposit bank where such huge funds being alleged can be brought to.”
