The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration of deliberately aiming to push the state into an unnecessary financial crisis. The Osun APC has also alleged that the abrupt unveiling of a suspicious N100 billion development program, spanning 12 months, is a hidden agenda to drain the state’s resources.
These claims were made in a statement issued on Sunday and signed by the APC’s chairman in the state, Tajudeen Lawal.
It is worth noting that the state government had recently announced plans to implement a N100 billion development plan. This program includes the construction of five flyovers across the state, the rehabilitation of 1.5 kilometers of roads in each local government area, and the renovation of selected health facilities and schools. Governor Adeleke stated that these projects, to be completed within one year, would not involve loans or financial institutions.
However, Lawal has criticized the program, considering it a serious misallocation of priorities for someone who is responsible for managing the state’s resources. He has called on Adeleke to clarify the source of funding and the payment strategy, especially since he has claimed that no loans would be involved.
Lawal pointed out that Adeleke’s administration had not yet distributed the N9 billion Federal Government fuel subsidy removal relief fund, which had been intended to alleviate the suffering of the state’s residents. He questioned the trustworthiness of the government’s plans to carry out the proposed projects in light of this situation.
The Osun APC chairman also questioned the necessity of constructing five flyovers at this time, especially when the state government has not yet determined the minimum wage for its employees as initiated by the federal government. He raised concerns about the financial viability of such projects at the current state of the state’s finances.
Lawal further accused supporters of the Adeleke administration of lacking patriotism and criticized the redundancy of some projects within the development plan.