Adeleke: Osun Gov Elect Denies Withdrawing N5bn From State Account

Osun State’s Governor Ademola Adeleke has denied taking N5 billion out of the state’s coffers and granting the contract to rehabilitate the road leading to the Adeleke University in Ede.

He said that the claims being spread on social media are lies created by deranged minds in a statement released on Wednesday by his spokesman, Mallam Olawale Rasheed.

“The public will recall that Adeleke had, during his inauguration, announced the freezing of all state and local government area  accounts.

“That was done right at the venue of inauguration before he had any access to government’s records and finances.

“How can such amount be withdrawn from state account on the day of inauguration when the new leader had no access to state accounts?” he asked.

He urged the general populace to disregard the rumor.

Similarly, he said that news of Adeleke’s contract award for the rebuilding of the road leading to the Adeleke University in Ede had also caught the attention of the state government.

The story, according to him, is a total fabrication and the result of deliberate misinformation.

According to him, “The new government is still settling down and has not awarded any contract.

“The reconstruction of the said road is a project of the Federal Government to service the Federal Polytechnic, Ede. It has been ongoing since the time of Oyetola administration.

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“We urge the public to disregard the report as it is a failed attempt to undermine the integrity of the state governor and that of the administration.

“We repeat, for the sake of emphasis, that Adeleke has not awarded any contract since assumption of office on Nov. 27.”

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