The Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed former appointed officials under the immediate past governor, Adegboyega Oyetola to return government properties in their possession within 48 hours.
The directive was disclosed on Wednesday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mallam Olawale Rasheed in Osogbo warning that any concerned official who fails to comply with the directive should get ready to face the full wrath of law.
“The Government of Osun State has directed former appointed officials to return government properties in their possession within 48 hours,”the statement read
“The directive was sequel to large scale diversion of government assets by top officials of the immediate past administration, Several official vehicles are missing while official records indicated that two third of former state officials left with fleet of car in their office.
According to the statement,the governor alleged that many valuable properties in most Ministries, Departments and Agencies were carted away by the former officials.
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“Most Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) were stripped of operational assets like vehicles, computers and even residential fittings. Residences of some top officials were equally pillaged even to lamp fitting”.
“Any former official who refuse to comply with the directive will face the full weight of the law.”The statement added