Governor of Osun State Ademola Adeleke has reiterated that President Bola Tinubu is incapable of endorsing the plundering of public property.
The Governor reacted to the accusations made by the Osun All Progressives Congress, or APC, against the recently released White Paper.
State leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have urged President Bola Tinubu and law enforcement to free the state from the anarchist grip of Governor Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), which is in power.
Recalls that on January 18, 2024, the Osun State Government released a White Paper about traditional rulers and the possible return of public property that political appointees during the Adegboyega Oyetola government were said to have taken.
Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokeswoman, said in a statement that
“The President has always commended him for clearing the mess he met in Osun, while also emphasizing that President Tinubu abhors looting of public assets.
“I have interacted with President Tinubu a lot of times, and I know he appreciates my effort in cleaning the many messes I encountered in Osun.
“From the actions of the President, he has shown he is a man of due process and, as such, will never support looting of public assets. It’s now unfortunate that Osun APC is showing acts that are contrary to the President’s style of governance
“Moreso, at the inception of our government, I set up an Asset Recovery Committee, with most of those with government properties alerted to the need to return them.
“It is now the report of the committee I’m acting on as demanded by the good people of the state.”
Governor Adeleke said that despite his claims to be impartial in his governance of the state, he has not brought any political opponent before the anti-graft agency, even in situations where there were obvious grounds for it.
Adeleke stated that his administration will stop at nothing to retrieve any stolen government property, even as he pleaded with the state’s appointees of the former administration to restore all assets in their custody.
cc: Daily Post Ng
