1st anniversary: Osun government and APC exchange business words over Adeleke’s performance and absence
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the state government in Osun State were yesterday at loggerheads over the performance of the Governor Ademola Adeleke-led administration in the past year.
Opposition parties also objected to Adeleke’s travels to Europe and Asia, including his flight abroad for medical treatment and the N130 billion in revenue the state government is said to have earned since November. He accused the government of avoiding explaining to the state’s citizens how the money was allegedly misappropriated. 27, 2022.
APC, in a statement by Chairman Tajudeen Lawal, alleged that Mr. Adeleke has wreaked further havoc on the state in the past year, however, Mr. Adeleke said that his administration had “exceeded the annual good governance targets set while in office. ” he said.
APC also said in a statement by its Director-General for Media and Information, Kola Olabisi, that Governor Adeleke did not embark on a short working visit to Europe and Asia to finalize partnership agreements with investors. , accused Mr. Adeleke of lying about his whereabouts. There was no relationship with his development partner, as the governor’s spokesperson, Mr. Olawale Rasheed, claims, but rather Mr. Adeleke flew out to avoid expressing responsibility for the treatment and management of the disease.
“Governor Adeleke has been vacationing in the United States for the past two weeks, following the debilitating defeat of his party in Kogi State.
“Today (Monday), instead of physically attending, it was gathered that the governor’s recorded statement would be played to the people of the state.
“We are well aware that Governor Adeleke’s flight from the state means that he will no longer be able to properly account for his stewardship to the people of the state,” Lawal argued.
However, Rasheed said in a statement that Adeleke will go on leave and seize the opportunity to finalize partnership agreements with potential investors and development partners who had previously visited Osun State.
He said, “Contrary to APC’s claims that the performance of the current administration is abysmal, the governor, in an interview given to some journalists before going on working holiday, said that there are benchmarks and deliverables according to each area. ” he said.
“The opposition APC is still nursing the wounds of its election defeat. The party is therefore ashamed to see the positive changes we are recording in the state. Our achievements are for everyone to see. You can.”
Source: guardian.ng