Osun state Government on Sunday said it had been vindicated with
regard to its earlier assertions that government quarters in Osogbo, the
state capital, including that of the Governor and the Deputy
Governor had been plundered.
Governor Ademola Adeleke’s spokesman, Mallam Rasheed Olawale in a statement
made available to Team@orientactualmags.com said it had
since been confirmed that the state government didn’t raise a false
alarm .
‘In a statement by Oyetola’s Commissioner of Information, Funke Egbemode which was
issued earlier in the day , the admission reads as follows:
‘It is also important to note here that the State Commandant of the Nigerian
Security and Civil Defense Corps, NSCDC, was officially informed of the looting
of the official residence of Deputy Governor Gboyega Alabi and other quarters
within the Government House by ‘unknown men’…. the NSCDC was notified
of the ongoing looting of government property in different quarters
following the vacation of the premises by the then Governor Adegboyega
Oyetola’.
This submission by Mr Oyetola’s former Commissioner vindicated
us in respect of the alert raised after investigation by journalists on
the extensive looting. We want to put it on the record that the Adeleke
administration is not involved in lying and propaganda as a tool of
governance.
As a new administration, Governor Ademola Adeleke has a duty to report what
the situation is to the people of Osun state. This is especially so as the
Oyetola administration had refused to conduct proper handing over.
Running an open government entails disclosing both assets and liabilities of
the state government.
As much as we commend the former Commissioner for owning up to the looting
on behalf of his former boss, she should have stopped at that and not attack
the new administration that is cleaning up the mess created by the former
governor.
Leaders must take responsibility. The extensive looting was effected on
Oyetola’s watch and he should own up and not blame unknown hoodlums.
As to focusing on governance, let the former cabinet members and their team
be rest assured that Governor Ademola Adeleke has hit the ground running,
dismantling the nest of illegalities and inhuman bobby traps of a sadist of
yesterday’ the statement said- Team@orientactualmags.com
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