August 12, 2015 : Femi Makinde

The Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has said he is not afraid of being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission.

The governor, who said this in response to the petition written against him by Mr. Yinka Odumakin to the EFCC, described the efforts of those who he called blackmailers as exercises in futility.

The governor’s response was contained in a statement made available to our correspondent by his media aide, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, on Tuesday.


Aregbesola said he had been commended by the ICPC for the prudent manner he was managing the resources of the state.

The statement partly read, “Aregbesola has a record that will be hard to beat in public finance especially given the magnitude of the works done in relation to the resources that are available to the state.

“Please, let them ask the ICPC when they take their petition there next time for a copy of a letter by the anti-graft body written to Governor Aregbesola last year which formed the basis of the agency’s resolve to have Governor Aregbesola as the lead speaker at its lecture in 2014.

“Perhaps, that will further confirm why their efforts to blackmail this governor are exercises in futility.”

Odumakin, who is an indigene of Osun State but based in Lagos State, is one of the brains behind the Osun Stakeholders’ Summit which was allegedly prevented from holding in Osogbo, the state capital.

He accused the governor of massive corruption and financial recklessness which according to him had plunged the state into a financial mess.

He stated that the state and its citizens had been turned into objects of ridicule due to the alleged recklessness of the Aregbesola administration.

He said in the petition, “In addition, the state is littered with abandoned projects even though loans were secured by this administration to execute them. Today, our dear state has become the embodiment of lack, poverty, purposelessness and wickedness.”


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Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is ready to forgo his immunity and face EFCC any time?

Where is the EFCC? Time to ACT is NOW!

No hiding place for treasury looters. PMB time to swing into actions, enough of fruitless promises.

Chief of debtors @ it again! Wait, ki ni problem didirin yi now?

Good, everybody seems to be ready because this new era things aint going to be treated with trembling and chicken hands.

Nobody is going to be pardon irrespective of the party you are pitching your tent with, be it APC, PDP, ANPP, LP if you are found to be one of those that have hewn the country or in one way or the other alone gulp what belongs to your state then you will be punish.

Aregbesola should stop saying ICPC commended him on the prudent manner he was managing the resources of the state for that was in 2014 we are currently in the year 2015.

The earlier the better Aregbesola found a lasting solution to the quagmire Osun is currently battling with.

EFCC its about time, if a petition has been submit then do the needful since Aregbesola is already shooting the arrow.

Ehe what about kirikiri

If you are found guilty, you go spend some jail time with the people that believe that 'stealing is not corruption' Ogbeni.

Why will you be afaird? Since the new efcc boss na your mentor tinibu padi

Well done jare our good gov. EFCC no feel do u anytin
but to say d truth aregbe realy try ,come to osun to com see mega school,good road,security

since aregbe in office we never heard of robbers in our banks as be4
tanks mr arebge we osun ppl dey ur back digbi
osun adara hooooo

interesting

Firefire:
Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola is ready to forgo his immunity and face EFCC any time?

Where is the EFCC? Time to ACT is NOW!

No hiding place for treasury looters. PMB time to swing into actions, enough of fruitless promises.

Larmode how far?

I am not afraid of EFCC-Ogbeni Aregbesola
What a confidence talk
Now time for EFCC to swing into action to investigate anything pertaining to Osun Financial Record.