An Osun State-based Non-Governmental Organization (NGO), the Osun Renaissance Project (ORP) has condemned what they described as alleged corrupt practices and abuse of powers in the Adeleke-led Osun State Government.
Speaking via a press release made available to journalists in Osogbo on Saturday, the Group’s Spokesperson, Olalekan Fagbemi, condemned the “Reckless abuse of public office by highly ranked members of the Adeleke Government, without checks and balances from the Governor himself, or anyone empowered to call the persons to account”.
Fagbemi said, “the Osun Renaissance Project has keenly followed events surrounding the award of a contract worth 297 million to Akinkas Interbiz Limited, a company in which the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Alh. Kazeem Akinleye, has interests.
“While he continued to claim he has resigned his position as Director of the company, it is instructive to note that the current Directors of the Company are his wife and children. This is not only disturbing, it is also unfortunate.”
“Under the same Adeleke Government, a road construction contract worth 9 billion was awarded to a company in which the Deputy Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Akinyode Oyewusi, has interest.
Playing same script, the Deputy Speaker declared that he had resigned his Directorship of the company, but his wife
and children continue to be Directors.”
“These actions amount to gross abuse of office, corruption and utter disrespect for the oath sworn by these officials of the Adeleke government.
The Governor’s silence also appear to keen watchers of the polity, as irresponsibility and Executive recklessness.
Appointees of Government cannot display such avarice, and the Governor keeps mum as if all is well.”
Speaking further, Fagbemi said “We have also been closely following the financial
reports of the Osun State House of Assembly under Adewale Egbedun, the State’s Quarterly Budget performance reports show that the House of Assembly has received close to 2 billion in just the first two quarters of 2024.
“What the Assembly is spending such humongous amount on, remains unclear.”
“Whereas the State Government seems unable to massively finance the critical and productive sectors of the State, the House of Assembly under Egbedun continues to feed fat, at the expense of the welfare of our State’s people.
“It is further disappointing to note that although the State’s people had high hopes in the current Assembly, being populated by youths, the Speaker of the Assembly, Adewale Egbedun, has led the house in a manner that is both obnoxious, and disappointing.
