Says assets with past officials worth N2.9bn
Oriolowo asked to return bulldozer, tractors, others
The Assets Recovery Panel set up by Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has revealed the number of vehicles in custody of former government officials u who served under former Governor Gboyega Oyetola and former Governor Rauf Aregbesola.
The committee called on former Governor Oyetola his wife, Kafayat Oyetola and other former appointees to immediately return assorted vehicles valued at N2.9 billion presently illegally in their possession.
The former officials had gone away with various models of vehicles without any legal basis for such action. As at today, there is no law that authorised any elected or appointed officials to go with state vehicles after completing their tenure of office.
According to a statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, spokesperson to the Governor, the Chairman of the Received Committee, Dr BT Salami has reported that due diligence has been conducted and the committee has concluded that the affected officials should return government vehicles in their possession.
“This is the first batch of vehicles to be retrieved. We will soon come up with the second batch. All affected officials should return the vehicles in their possession immediately to avoid enforcement procedures foe received of state assets”, the Committee Chairman said.
In the list of affected officials, Governor Oyetola alone has 11 vehicles ranging from Lexus Jeep, Toyota Prado jeeps and assorted models of costly vehicles. The wife, Mrs Kafayat also has in possession several brand of governments vehicles which were taken away against provisions of the law.
Other former officials listed include immediate past SPECIAL Adviser on Security, former Chief Details, former Personal Assistant to the Governor, former special assistants to the Governor, former Senior special assistants, former special advisers, former local government caretaker chairmen and members, former board chairmen and members, former Chief of Staff, former Deputy Governor , former Secretary to the State Government, former commissioners among others.
The former Deputy Governor has more than seven government vehicles in his custody contrary to the provisions of the law.
A serving senator, Adelere Oriolowo, who served as Head of Osun State Rural and Agricultural Development Programme under former Governor Aregbesola was asked to return five machines in his custody.
The machines namely motor grader, buldozer, soil compactor machine among others.
All affected ex-officials are to urgently comply with the above request or risk enforcement procedures.
