Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
The governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola, his wife, Kafayat Oyetola and other immediate past officials to return government vehicles in their custody worth N2.9 billion.
Adeleke who gave the directive through the Chairman of Assets Recovery Panel, Dr. BT Salam, in a statement signed by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to governor Adeleke said the former officials allegedly left with various models of vehicles without any legal basis for such action.
According to the panel, no law in Nigeria Constitution or State’s law that authorized any elected or appointed officials to go with states assets after completing their tenure of office.
“This is the first batch of vehicles to be retrieved. We will soon come up with the second batch. All affected officials should return the vehicles in their possession immediately to avoid coercive procedures for recovery of State assets.
“In the list of affected officials, Governor Oyetola alone has 11 vehicles ranging from Lexus Jeep, Toyota Prado jeeps and assorted models of costly vehicles.
“The wife, Mrs Kafayat also has in her possession several brand of governments vehicles which were taken away against provisions of the law,” the Committee Chairman said
Other former officials listed include immediate past SPECIAL Adviser on Security, former Chief Details, former Personal Assistant to the Governor, former special assistants to the Governor, former Senior special assistants, former special advisers, former local government caretaker chairmen and members, former board chairmen and members, former Chief of Staff, former Deputy Chief of Staff, former Deputy Governor , former Secretary to the State Government, former commissioners among others.
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The statement added that,the former Deputy Governor, Benedict Adegboyega Alabi has more than seven government vehicles in his custody contrary to the provisions of the law.
“A serving Senator, Oriolowo is also directed to return to the Osun State Agricultural Development Programme five machines namely motor grader, buldozer, soil compactor machine among others.
“All affected ex-officials are to urgently comply with the above request or risk enforcement procedures,” the statement added