ADELEKE ABOLISHES STATE OF OSUN, FREEZES STATE ACCOUNTS AS GOVERNOR


By Collins Vershima

Upon taken the oath of office as the sixth democratically elected Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke issued directives which would be backed by Executive Orders to revert to the constitutionally recognized name of Osun State, from the State of Osun and freezing of all Osun State government accounts in banks and other financial institutions and establishing a panel to carry out an inventory and recover all government assets. He added that all government insignia, correspondence, and signage should henceforth reflect Osun State rather than State of Osun, which he claimed was unknown to the Nigerian constitution.

Adeleke in his inaugural address, recounted that since he was elected as governor, the former governor, Alhaji Isiaka Gboyega Oyetola, maliciously started putting roadblocks to make things difficult and almost impossible for the in-coming administration. The newly sworn-in governor decried how mass employments were carried out without budgetary provisions for salary payments for the new employees, even when the state was struggling to pay salaries and deliver other services. He said contracts were hurriedly awarded without budgetary provisions, while some were criminally backdated.

He also alleged that appointments of several Obas were also hurriedly done without following due process, stressing that all efforts to get his predecessor to set up a transition committee and submit hand-over notes proved abortive.

Adeleke was elected as governor on the 16th of July 2022, which the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC announced on July 17th 2022 and was administered the oath of allegiance and oath of office with his deputy, Kola Adewusi by Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Adepele Ojo, at the Osogbo township stadium on 27th November,2022.




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