Osun APC Condemns Gov Adeleke’s Alleged Incorrect Assertions During Ipade Imole Programme In Ilesha
Governor Ademola Adeleke took flak from Osun state APC shortly after the second edition of the Ipade Imole programme introduced by his administration ended at Adekunle Aromolaran Civic Centre, Ilesa, Osun state on Tuesday.
Osun state APC chairman , Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, in a statement issued in Osogbo and made available to Team@orientactualmags.com by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Chief Kola Olabisi, described the programme as ‘a huge waste of time to the generality of Osun people’ who had according to the APC looked forward to confronting their governor with serious questions bordering on allegation of violation of public procurement law, alleged mismanagement of about N300 billion revenue accrued to the state in the last 16 months and alleged diversion of food items sent to the state by the Federal Government.
The party called the Ipade Imole programme that was held on Tuesday as the worst in the history of such a programme by any of the state governors in the history of the state, alleging that it lacked all the necessary ingredients that can categorize it as an accountability programme .
The party also picked holes in Governor Adeleke’s assertion that his administration has not taken loans ‘when in 2023, his government accessed N10bn loan from international financial institutions to oil some of the infrastructural projects going on in the state, including the Ilesa Water Project’.
APC also alleged that the state government would borrow additional N12 billion from the Islamic Development Bank and the World Bank this year to fund the Ilesa Water Project, Rural Access and Agricultural Marketing Project ( RAAMP 3), Community and Social Development projects like O-CARES and Social Support Programme (Cash Transfer to Indigent Elderly in the state ).
‘How on earth would Governor Adeleke have the effrontery to state that his government has been balancing stomach infrastructure with capital project infrastructure when it is to the discredit of his government how he has been hoarding and warehousing the Federal Government’s fuel subsidy removal palliatives in cash and food items meant for the needy in the state?
How on earth would Governor Adeleke ,who combines works ministry with his governorship duties, appointed his late brother’s wife a commissioner; appointed an inexperienced son of his late brother the chairman of the local government service commission; appointed the Chief of Staff from his town in Ede; cornered all juicy ministries for his people; appointed an Ede man the substantive Rector of The Osun State Polytechnic, Iree; appointed the highest number of Permanent Secretaries from his home town and many more, would be absolving himself of favouritism?
Will it be true to say that a governor who awarded a multi-billion naira state contract to a company belonging to a serving Deputy Speaker of the state House of Assembly, the Chairman of Governing Council of University of Ilesa and other unqualified companies could be said to be operating within the spirit of due process?
If not for comic relief, why would a serious governor choose such an occasion of Ilesa to manufacture lies about the establishment of University of Ilesa when every decent folk knows that Ex-Governor Adegboyega Oyetola started the university?
Why should a governor who is worth his salt goad, pressure and heckle the audience to clap for him when such should come effortlessly without prompting from any quarters?
Again, the superficial comment of Governor Adeleke that the Osogbo City Stadium was receiving an attention under the supervision of the deputy governor was a fluke as information abound that all the past matches due for the dilapidated stadium are being played in Kwara state’ the party said-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
