Osun state governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola has been criticised for allegedly approving N50million on fireworks and Christmas decorations.

The allegation was made by the Osun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday, December 14, who described the project as “wasteful spending and mis placement of priority”.

According to the PDP, since Aregbesola came on board in 2010, his administration usually adorn strategic places in Osogbo the state capital and some major towns with lightings decorations and fireworks during festive seasons.

In a statement issued in Osogbo yesterday by its director of media and publicity, Prince Diran Odeyemi, the PDP said “It is absurd, a waste of scarce resources that suggests some people are hiding behind the project to steal public funds.

“Why would a sensitive governor at this critical period be planning to expend such a huge amount that is only N5million short of the net Osun allocation after deductions of all debts for month of October, on fireworks, what are celebrating in Osun.

“In the past, Mr. Aregbesola had used this particular means to waste public funds and no one dare question him. But at this point that federal allocation of four years time had already been spent by Mr. Governor since last year August, then we are taking it upon ourselves to expose the shady deal.

“If truly no one would benefit from the contract sum, the government should immediately suspend the plan because what people in Osun need at the moment is not Christmas decorations but their salary to buy food.

“Obviously, Government House is not lacking food and other basic necessities. However, Mr. Governor should know majority of homes in Osun could no longer afford three square meal, no thanks to capital flight, irregular payment of salaries, non payment for services rendered for government and poor patronage of local contractors by the present administration.

In the light of these, Mr. Aregbesola should give pay workers salary and not fireworks through which some people will milk the state.”

Meanwhile, Aregbesola recently sought the approval of the Osun State Assembly to enable him withdraw N1.25 billion from the Omoluabi Conservation Fund. He said the withdrawal would help the state government in providing necessary infrastructure.

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50 million can pay 2,777 staff in terms of 18,000 minimum wage in Osun state.

What are they decorating with 50 million naira. Even if the state were debt free, this indeed is wastefulness.

That Rauf wey be like native Doctor

How on earth did my state vote this guy to be governor

From emptying the Osun treasury to finance the construction of one damnable talking drum to this one....

Thats what you get when you at the direction of your stomach

Watin concern me his brothers are proud of him.

Are GBESE wants to spend all his monthly allocation on Xmas decoration

ABI THEY SAID THERE'S NO MONEY TO PAY MINIMUM WAGE YET THERE'S 50M NAIRA FOR XMAS FIREWORKS LOL HAHAHAHA

frontpage pls