Gov Adeleke has paralysed LG administration in Osun — Ex-commissioner

Gov Adeleke has paralysed LG administration in Osun — Ex-commissioner

A former Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs under the Adegboyega Oyetola administration, Adebayo Adeleke, has accused the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke of paralysing the local government system in the state.He made this statement at a media parley organised by the Osun Online Publishers Association, OOPA, themed; “Digging into Politics, Governance and Dividends”, on Tuesday in Osogbo.Adeleke, while answering questions on the local government autonomy, stated that it has come to stay in Nigeria.He said, “During my time as Commissioner for local government and Chieftaincy affairs, under the last administration, former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola never touched local government allocations but the reverse is the case now.“This Government is spending the local government allocations and depriving the grassroots of growth and development.“That is why the Governor is blocking the reinstatement of the All Progressives Congress local government chairmen from resuming at the councils secretariat/offices.”He also accused the governor of manipulating the recently concluded local government elections conducted in the state, adding that Governor Adeleke cannot support autonomy since he was among state governors that has approached the court over the matter.“Governor Adeleke is against local government autonomy, that is the reason he did a kangaroo illegal and manipulated elections for the local government.“Osun State is one of the states in the federation the governor is illegally withholding funds for local governments in their jurisdiction in contravention of Section 7 of the 1999 Constitution, as amended.“Governor Adeleke was part of the State Governors who took the Presidency to court over local government autonomy,” he claimed.The former commissioner also accused the Adeleke-led administration of gross financial mismanagement, citing the sudden jump in the Ministry of Youth and Sports budget from N2 billion in 2022 to N13 billion in 2023.He also questioned the integrity of road projects like the Old Garage-Lameco Road.“You are doing big roads to deceive Osun people. We did roads under Oyetola without any fanfare. Now they’re bringing in ex-leaders to commission uncompleted projects,” he said.He noted that residents affected by demolition during road expansions, such as in Lameco and Ilesa, are still crying out for compensation despite assurances from the state government.

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 - NigerianEye

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