• Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state has alleged that the officials appointed by ex-governor Gboyega Oyetola carted away some government assets
• According to the governor, some of the assets include government cars in their custody, some removed computers and many others
• The governor disclosed this in a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, on Wednesday

Osogbo, Osun – Ademola Adeleke, the Osun state governor, has alleged that 2/3 of officials appointed by the immediate past administration of Gboyega Oyetola carted away government assets in their possession.

Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor, made the allegation in a statement on Wednesday, November 30, The Guardian reported.

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The statement added that Governor Adeleke had given 48 hours to the officials to return the property within their possession.

Rasheed alleged that the ex-officials removed computers and pillaged their official residences to the extent of removing lamp fittings.

“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-thirds of the former officials left with a fleet of cars in their offices.

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Recall that Adeleke was sworn in as Osun state governor on Sunday, 27, and he immediately gave 6 executive orders on assumption to office.

Some of the orders include the sacking of 12,000 workers and the removal of some monarchs, including the Owa of Igbaji, Adegboyega Famodun, the former chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.

Governor Adeleke is an uncle to the popular Nigerian afro-beat singer, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido.

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Legit.ng earlier reported that the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has expressed optimism that the party will take over from the ruling party at the national level as it did in Osun.

Atiku, who was present at the inauguration of Ademola Adeleke as the 6th governor of Osun, congratulated the state’s people for voting for a light above the darkness.

Adeleke’s inauguration was attended by PDP leaders, including the national chairman of the party, Iyorchia Ayu, and the vice presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, among others.

Source: Legit.ng