Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola

The Peoples Democratic Party has accused Governor Rauf Aregbesola of paying N20billion to Slava Yediteppe, a contractor handling one of the road projects in the state, from the N34.988 bailout received from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The Director of Media and Strategy of the PDP in Osun State, Mr. Diran Odeyemi, who made this allegation in a statement made available to journalists in Osogbo on Sunday, said it was wrong for the governor to pay the contractor from the fund purposely meant to pay backlog of workers’ salaries and pensions.

The opposition party said the governor had clearly proved to everybody that he did not care about the suffering of the workers who had not been paid for nine months.

The PDP claimed the N35 billion was fixed in two banks and one of the transactions was recalled and the fund was used to effect the payment made to the contractor last Thursday, while the other transaction was still intact.

Odeyemi claimed that the stringent conditions the governor gave the workers to meet before paying their salary arrears further proved the party’s allegation that Aregbesola had fixed the bailout fund for profit.

The statement read, “We have it on good authority that the payment was effected last week Thursday and we have noticed that the contractor has returned to site with its men and equipment within 24 hours as requested by the governor.


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“Much as we believe the road project is ideal, we wonder why an inflated road contract awarded at N1 billion per kilometre has suddenly become the priority of Governor Aregbesola at this particular period of nine months unpaid salary if not because of some under current deals to siphon funds and shortchange the people of Osun state.

“This perhaps is the reason why the governor said he would only pay half of March salary for workers at a meeting he held with them last week.”

The PDP called on President Mohammadu Buhari to prevail on the governor to pay the workers and pensioners, which, they said, were the motive behind granting the state the loan.

Odeyemi said the fresh screening exercise the state government ordered was a time wasting tactic to buy time for the transaction to become mature in the bank.

“Having spent over N500 million for biometric screening of the state workforce in 2013 which led to a monthly payment of N50 million to a Lagos based consultant to undertake direct payment of workers salaries since then, we wonder why another screening is being done in 2015 by another Lagos-based consultant. All these are the reasons why Osun State is in debt and could not perform.”

The media aide to the governor, Mr. Semiu Okanlawon, did not pick calls put across to him by our correspondent and was yet to reply the text message sent to him as of the time of filing this report.

Okanlawon, while reacting to a similar allegation last week, described the PDP’s claim as a fabrication aimed at inciting workers and people of the state against the governor.

He said, “Besides, the verification exercise which the party claims is the subterfuge for this alleged lodgement in a fixed deposit account for personal gains is being handled with active involvement of civil servants. Does the PDP expect the workers themselves to delay the verification for its imagined interests on the funds to materialise?

“Its claim that bailout was paid two weeks ago further confirms its dubious intention because even the Central Bank of Nigeria still confirmed list of states that first received their shares while the same CBN said other states would get theirs on or before the end of last week.

“The PDP would do well to tell the world where it got its own information on the date of the bailout release to Osun as well as provide evidence of the alleged lodgement.”
Source the punch newspaper
Lalasticlala fp

PDP accuses Aregbesola of diverting N20bn bailout fund http://www.punchng.com/news/pdp-accuses-aregbesola-of-diverting-n20bn-bailout-fund/

i wish i could pity for them osun ppl, but they brought it on themselves .... gullible lots ....
FTC

"They voted for change, change they will see", Quote me anywhere.

this man is disappointing me big time

Abeg mk dem free Aregbesola till aftr nxt week as he promised..

Osun people should enjoy CHANGE while it lasts.

I really hope this is not true. Op there is no source. Let's be sure this info is really from the punch newspaper.

He was quick to "pay" the 20B naira, because his 10% is easier to get than paying small amount to teachers and other poor civil servants.
Remember when Buhari querried Okonjo for diverting 1B dollars meant for Chinese railway construction
Now, this is real diversion!

PDP accuses Aregbesola of diverting N20bn bailout fund http://www.punchng.com/news/pdp-accuses-aregbesola-of-diverting-n20bn-bailout-fund/

Ok..!

Lalasticlala Seun fp o
This impunity is getting too much
Tonyebarcanista...eleko1 boman2014

The GOAT called "AREGBESOLA"

Obinoscopy ishilove omenka

Dont they have primary school cert?
It was clear as crystal from day 1 that the money will not get to the masses.

May Aregbesola not destroy Osun state

TonyeBarcanista:
May Aregbesola not destroy Osun state

Concentrate on Okrika


Thanks

Btw

@ Barcanista

I have some questions for you

Why did Facebook ban your account?

Why were you disgraced out of Facebook?

Life is harsh indeed

You wrote a lengthy epistle telling us that were going to join forces with Green9ja and that you guys will take over Nigerian politics.

In less than 2 weeks, you are back to the same forum you left . Dont you have any shame?

This is the same behavior u exhibited during the elections, one week you were campaigning for Buhari, the next week, GEJ became your God.

You have no character, no conviction and you are certainly untrustworthy

You cannot stand the heat of Facebook , you cannot compete in mainstream social media, you are making more enemies than friends.

SMH....

angels09:
Obinoscopy ishilove omenka

If there's any truth to this accusation, then it's a huge slap in the face of good governance. Just like I stated yesterday, no governor has any reason whatsoever to divert these funds into ANY other purpose, be it personal or genuine public purpose. The money is strictly meant to offset workers' salaries and should be used STRICTLY for that purpose.

This dude is pushing his luck too far- if this is true.

.

FatIjeomaOkolie:


Concentrate on Okrika


Thanks

Btw

@ Barcanista

I have some questions for you

Why did Facebook ban your account?

Why were you disgraced out of Facebook?

Life is harsh indeed

You wrote a lengthy epistle telling us that were going to join forces with Green9ja and that you guys will take over Nigerian politics.

In less than 2 weeks, you are back to the same forum you left . Dont you have any shame?

This is the same behavior u exhibited during the elections, one week you were campaigning for Buhari, the next week, GEJ became your God.

You have no character, no conviction and you are certainly untrustworthy

You cannot stand the heat of Facebook , you cannot compete in mainstream social media, you are making more enemies than friends.

SMH....

oga go and sit down. Stop behaving like a practical fool. What is your business with peoples choice? He would be definitely be making more friends if he was pro-APC, you see your life?
Bros abep park well

explorer250:


[s]oga go and sit down. Stop behaving like a practical fool. What is your business with peoples choice? He would be definitely be making more friends if he was pro-APC, you see your life?
Bros abep park well[/s]

I did not address you so learn to mind your business.

Bugger off!

FatIjeomaOkolie:

I did not address you so learn to mind your business.
Bugger off!

barcanista didnt address you either when he was airing his opinion

Awwwwww!

So! You can be objective for once. Anyway, Aregbesola's case is indefensible hence I understand your position.

omenka:
If there's any truth to this accusation, then it's a huge slap in the face of good governance. Just like I stated yesterday, no governor has any reason whatsoever to divert these funds into ANY other purpose, be it personal, genuine. The money is strictly meant to offset workers' salaries and should be used STRICTLY for that purpose.

This dude is pushing his luck too far- if this is true.

I hope the goat Aregbe rules Osun forever

He is the best thing to happen to the people of Osun

Osun people needs to act fast for their State House of Assembly to pass Sharia Law into the way of life in their State

FatIjeomaOkolie:


Concentrate on Okrika


Thanks

Btw

@ Barcanista

I have some questions for you

Why did Facebook ban your account?

Why were you disgraced out of Facebook?

Life is harsh indeed

You wrote a lengthy epistle telling us that were going to join forces with Green9ja and that you guys will take over Nigerian politics.

In less than 2 weeks, you are back to the same forum you left . Dont you have any shame?

This is the same behavior u exhibited during the elections, one week you were campaigning for Buhari, the next week, GEJ became your God.

You have no character, no conviction and you are certainly untrustworthy

You cannot stand the heat of Facebook , you cannot compete in mainstream social media, you are making more enemies than friends.

SMH....

conc on the topic she male.
Is rauf right to divert workers salary?

explorer250:


barcanista didnt address you either when he was airing his opinion

let him do the talking

Are u a perpetual as.s licker?

FatIjeomaOkolie:


let him do the talking

Are u a perpetual as.s licker?

Segun Adewole

is it true that you are hungry and a beggar?
I just saw a thread in politics section
Your misery has now driven you to clone people's name.
you have joined your brother to create accounts like okolochyke obiodunukwe ebukafran.

where is your shameless black like charcoal brother Tunde Salam

hahahahahahaha