Road Construction Contracts: Osun APC Accuses Gov Adeleke Of Nepotism…Names Davido, Oyewusi Among Beneficiaries

Osun state APC  has accused  the Governor Ademola Adeleke administration of nepotism with respect to the award of contracts for road construction projects, flyover projects and others in the state while calling on the anti-graft agencies; the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), to help in rectifying the situation.

APC, which is the leading opposition party in the state, raised this allegation during the press conference presided over by the state Chairman, Alhaji Tajudeen Lawal at  the Tinubu/ Shettima campaign office, Osogbo on Tuesday.

The press conference was attended by journalists including Team@orientactualmags.com.

The party  alleged that the governor awarded contracts for multibillion naira infrastructure projects to his elder brother, Dr. Deji Adeleke , his nephew·​, Mr. David Adeleke popularly called ‘Davido; Deputy Speaker of the state house of assembly,  Hon Akinyode Abidemi Oyewusi among others.

APC also accused  the governor  of violating the 2015 Public Procurement Law of the state with regard to the award of  contracts worth about N50 billion to entities with no professional and technical competence and the required  background in road construction.

 “Tongues are currently wagging in Osun state that the billionaire brother of Governor Adeleke, Dr Deji Adeleke and his son, Mr David Adeleke a.k.a. ‘Davido’ are interested parties in the touted multi-billion naira road and flyover projects using inactive and inexperienced companies to front for them.

It is bizarre that two companies founded by the incumbent Deputy Speaker of the Osun state House of Assembly, Hon Akinyode Abidemi Oyewusi, were recently awarded road construction contracts by the Government of Osun state.

The Osun state Deputy Speaker is the founder of Raregeode Company Limited and Acumen Forte Limited,  the two companies awarded road projects by Governor Adeleke to the tune of N9 billion and was a shareholder in the two companies as at the time the contracts were awarded; while members of his family were also Person(s) with Significant Interest in the two companies, which is contrary to the public procurement law of Osun state.

By virtue of the PPA Law of 2015, it amounts to unholy conflict of interest that a leader of the state House of Assembly will, through the back door, use two companies founded by him and where he is still a shareholder and members of his family are still holding principal directing positions, to bid for public contracts.

For the fact that this seemingly unpatriotic action of Hon  Oyewusi grossly violates provisions of the state’s procurement law, he should resign his membership of the state House of Assembly immediately and hand himself over to the anti-graft agency for prosecution.

Again, it is strange that the Ademola Adeleke Government awarded public contracts to companies with no history of road construction.

There is no verifiable evidence that Raregeode Company Limited, Acumen Forte Limited and the three companies engaged for the road construction, namely: Ascorj Integrated Nigeria Ltd, Great Enyork Technology Limited and Enginec Engineering Limited, have the capacity and experience for such whooping contracts.

The contracts were not only gifted to mushroom companies, they were gifted at insane costs. Even in the Niger Delta states where topology is unfriendly, contracts are not awarded at N2.5 billion per kilometer as Governor Adeleke has done in  Osun state.

We want to use this medium to call on the anti-graft agencies, especially the ICPC and EFCC, to immediately deploy  their men to Osun state in order to halt the reckless mismanagement of public fund which is now endemic under the government of Senator Ademola Adeleke’ Lawal alleged.

The state APC also condemned   Governor Adeleke’s  governance  style which it described as anti-masses  alleging that ‘while Governor Adeleke and members of his family are lining their pockets with public funds, the people of Osun state suffer untold hardship on account of lack of palliative and welfare programmes from the state government’.

The APC Chairman also described as untrue  allegations made by the state  PDP that the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola,  is using his position and closeness to President Bola Tinubu to destabilize the state.

‘Rather than facing governance and providing solution to the problems bedeviling the state, the government of Osun state is busy playing petty politics, manufacturing lies to tarnish the enviable image of our party leaders’ APC  submitted .

 ‘We want to state pointedly here as a party that there is no basis for such an accusation as it was not only misplaced but unfounded as the peace-loving marine minister is preoccupied with how to complement the efforts of President Tinubu in the realization of his Renewed Hope Agenda in the interest of the generality of the people of this nation’  the party added-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