Oyetola
The former Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola has absolved his administration of any involvement in the looting of government house, shortly after the new government of Governor Ademola Adeleke assumed office.
The former government accused “unknown men” in the crime.
Speaking on the development, Ms Funke Egbemode, the ex-information commissioner under Mr Oyetola, said “unknown men” were behind the looting, maintining that it was “beyond laughable” to accuse “a man of Oyetola’s pedigree of taking away the Government House cooker.”
According to Egbemode, “relevant security outfits were duly informed of the looting perpetrated by “unknown men.”
“It is also important to note here that the state commandant of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, was officially informed of the looting of the official residence of Deputy Governor Gboyega Alabi and other quarters within the Government House by ‘unknown men’,” Ms Egbemode claimed in her statement.
“In a letter with reference number SEC 43T/352, dated November 25, 2022, and signed by A.T. Komolafe on behalf of the coordinating director, Governor’s Office, the NSCDC was notified of the ongoing looting of government properties in different quarters following the then-Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s departure from the premises.”
“Mr Komolafe, in the letter, asked for armed security to stop the looting in the Government House of Okefia GRA.”
“So, how exactly is Mr Oyetola guilty of this looting by ‘unknown men’ after he had vacated Government House? The apparent confusion of this new government keeps deepening with every new step it takes,” the ex-commissioner said.
Explaining further, she asked, “if, as claimed, it has established a review committee for stock-taking, why is it launching a media trial to force its pre-conceived conclusions down the public’s throat?”
In his reponse, Mr. Adeleke’s spokesman Olawale Rasheed said the new governor had a duty to report what he met on the ground since the “Oyetola administration refused to conduct proper handing over.”
He commended Egbemode for confirming there was indeed looting of the Government House.
