The Osun State Government has accused former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola and members of his administration of contract racketeering and money laundering during their tenure.
The allegations were made by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, during a live broadcast on radio stations in Osun State on Monday morning.
Alimi revealed that the government has gathered documents to substantiate the claims.He added that the state government would present the documents to the public before the end of the week.
He said: “Let me use this medium to inform members of the public that we have plausible evidence and documents to back it up that the former Governor of the state, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, his Commissioners for Finance, Alhaji Bola Oyebamiji, Commissioner for Works Remi Omowaiye, Commissioner for Local Government Adebayo Adeleke Banik, their ALGON Chairman, Abiodun Samuel Idowu and others were involved in various contract racketeering and money laundering activities during their administration.
“The claims we are making are backed up by relevant documents. We will present all of the documents very soon, from today, Monday, to Friday. This is not about the present situation in the state, but what we have been working on for months. The revelations will be broadcast live on all radio stations in the state.”
The commissioner also mentioned that the government was monitoring activities at local government secretariats across the state.
“We are also monitoring the situation at local government areas this morning and we are documenting all of the information.
Saturday’s local government election will proceed without any hiccup. We are on top of the situation. I am also appealing to the people to maintain law and order,” he added.
This development followed a recent exchange between Governor Ademola Adeleke and his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola, regarding the reinstatement of sacked local government chairmen. The governor accused Oyetola of attempting to incite unrest by pressuring security agencies to restore the officials.
Oyetola, currently the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, has denied any wrongdoing, urging Adeleke’s administration to abide by the 10 February Court of Appeal judgment on the matter.
Waheed Adekunle, speaking to DAILY POST on behalf of the All Progressives Congress, APC, dismissed the fresh allegations by the state government, describing them as fabricated and politically motivated.
He also said they were baseless and an attempt to distract from current governance challenges. He chided the state government for coming up at this time to make such baseless revelations.
He said: “Disregard the allegations. The Minister of Marine and Blue Economy did not engage in any racketeering and his cabinet members did not involve themselves in money laundering.
“The threat being made by the state government through Alimi is baseless and holds no substance. It is pure falsehood. Why are they coming up with it now? Why are they making threats on radio to report Oyetola and others to the anti-graft agencies? They should just obey the Appeal Court judgment and allow for the reinstatement of the sacked council officials.
Source: Punch
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