The Osun State All Progressives Congress, APC, has dismissed a petition by the Osun State authorities beneath Ademola Adeleke, which claims that former governor Gboyega Oyetola squandered World Financial institution well being funds meant for the Save One Million Lives, SOML programme.
The occasion’s spokesperson, Mogaji Olabisi, made these remarks at a press convention in Abuja on Sunday.
This follows the Osun State authorities’s current formal petition to the Financial and Monetary Crimes Fee, EFCC, requesting an investigation into the rapid previous governor and present Minister of Blue Financial system, Oyetola, over the alleged misappropriation of a $20 million World Financial institution well being grant.
In line with Olabisi, opposite to the claims within the petition, the SOML venture was successfully executed to enhance the well being and well-being of the individuals of Osun.
“SOML is a World Financial institution venture designed to save lots of the lives of moms and youngsters by means of well being providers. The funds acquired by the Osun State authorities had been comprehensively monitored by the donor.
“The main points of how the Oyetola administration enhanced and expanded healthcare in Osun by means of the grant are properly documented. We invite the media and the general public to look at the information, which embrace photos of amenities and programmes executed with the funds, to confirm our claims about former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s dedication to good governance and transparency.
“Not solely had been the funds used to enhance healthcare within the state, however all contract awards adopted the related procurement legal guidelines. We boldly state that no commissioner, adviser, or appointee of former Governor Oyetola was awarded contracts whereas serving in his authorities,” he mentioned.
“We problem the state authorities, which is now on a witch-hunting mission, to publish the names of contractors and the dates of contract awards to substantiate their false narrative,” he acknowledged.
The state APC additionally accused Adeleke’s authorities of allegedly awarding contracts to kinfolk and misappropriating billions of naira.
“N40 billion from the native authorities allocation was used to fund the Workplace of the Governor, together with N11 billion to buy luxurious vehicles for unproductive politicians, and over N5 billion to renovate the governor’s lodges—a contract awarded to his son-in-law, who solely visited 3 times to oversee the venture from his base in america.
“All this whereas allocations to key sectors comparable to well being, schooling, and sports activities stay inadequate and unavailable,” he mentioned.
