Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has accused some officials of the state of indulging in shady conducts, and vowed to hold them accountable when he is sworn-in.
Oyetola through Rasheed Olawale, his spokesman, said officials of the state government were involved in conversion of public assets into private use, illegal awards of licences and incurring of unnecessary expenditure.
“We have it on good authority that Osun state assets within the state, Kogi, Lagos, Abuja and outside the shore of the country are being tampered with for private acquisition.
“We have detailed reports of several properties currently being processed for ownership transfer involving serving commissioners and top government officials, hence serious warning to those involved in the illegal deals.
“Emerging reports also indicate several shady conducts ongoing within the state finance ministry Aside N17 billion loan allegedly taken by the Governor to prosecute the lost election, we are inundated with credible reports of emergency contract awards, hurried processing of payments vouchers and a grand agenda to incurr further debt under the guise of project implementation.
“There is an elaborate plot to further bankrupt the state to complicate governance under the new administration.”
But in a reaction, Funke Egbemode, Osun state Commissioner for Information, said the a allegations were spurious.
“We did not take any N17 billion loan to prosecute the election, just as no government official has embarked on any looting or diversion of any government assets/property as claimed by the PDP.
“Those who are suddenly realising the enormity of governing a state like Osun should own up to their fears rather than making laughable allegations.
“Oyetola has creatively managed the assets of the state in the last three-and-a-half years and has picked all the bills of the state without taking loans. Why would he start taking loans at this time?” she said in a statement.