The Osun State government has denied a report that Governor Ademola Adeleke has awarded a contract for the reconstruction of the road leading to the Adele University, Ede.
This was as the government also denied an allegation being peddled on the social media that the governor withdrew the sum of Five Billion Naira from the state accounts.
Spokesperson of the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, in two separate statements today, described both allegations as “complete falsehoods, products of malicious misinformation and lies from demented minds.”
Olawale wrote: “The attention of the Osun State government has been drawn to a report of award of contract by Governor Ademola Adeleke for the reconstruction of the road leading to the Adeleke University.
“The story is a complete falsehood and product of malicious misonformation.The new government is still settling down and has not awarded any contract.
“The reconstruction of the said road is a project of the Federal Government to service the Federal Polytechnic, Ede. It has been ongoing since the time of the Oyetola administration.
“We urge the public to disregard the report as it is a failed attempt to undermine the integrity of the state governor and that of the administration.
“We repeat, for the sake of emphasis, that Governor Adeleke has not awarded any contract since assumption of office on November 27th.”
In another statement, spokesperson to Oyo State governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, declared that the governor did not withdraw any Five Billion Naira from the state accounts.
He publicly denied the report which he described as “a malicious rumour and unfounded allegation secretly being peddled on social media by men of yesterday” and described it as “a lie from demented minds.”
Olawale recalled that Governor Adeleke had, during his inauguration, announced the freezing of all state and local government accounts.
“That was done right at the venue of inauguration before he had any access to government’s records and finances.
“How can such amount be withdrawn from state account on the day of inauguration when the new leader had no access to state accounts?,” he asked.
The governor’s spokesperson appealee to members of the public to ignore the rumour which he said is “a product of deranged individuals who are still in pain because of their loss of power.”
“His Excellency, Governor Adeleke, is on seat to service the people and is not interested in self-enrichment as was the mantra of yesterday leadership,” he added.
