The immediate past Speaker of Osun State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Timothy Owoeye has said the state is currently unfortunate with the leadership it has.
Owoeye said this while reacting to the controversy that has continued to trail the $20m Save One Million Soul grant implemented by former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola.
“I have been following the recent media drama of the Adeleke administration accusing former governor Oyetola of misappropriation of a $20 million World Bank health grant. It is disappointing to see the unnecessary circus the current regime has created against allegations that are baseless and unfounded.”
“What the Osun State government has done is to effectively shut the door against future grants and donor-assisted projects from development support institutions. Why is the governor always putting the cart before the horse? Couldn’t he have waited till the completion of the investigation by the anti-graft agencies before casting aspersions on offficials of the last administration who served their state diligently? What manner of approach to governance is this, all in the name of cheap politics?.”
“I remembered when he came in as governor, in his maiden meeting with members of the State traditional council, he said the State was in debt to the tune of over N400bn. As the then Speaker and out of concern for what his statement portends for the state, I had to approach the Debt Management Office (DMO) for clarity, and the figures they gave were different from what the governor was bandying.”
The former speaker stated that President Bola Tinubu’s victory in Osun will be a landslide, citing the strong leadership of former governor Oyetola, among other factors.
Owoeye said the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun is today standing on a stronger footing than it was during the last election.
The former Speaker who praised the leadership of Gboyega Oyetola, the Minister for Marine and Blue Economy, said a lot has been done by him to strengthen the party since his appointment as Honourable Minister of Marine and Blue Economy by President Bola Tinubu.
“Oyetola’s consistent food distribution programme during all festive periods provides succour to the people of Osun, his statewide Medical Outreach, facilitation of employment for the youths in various MDAs, and FG projects in Osun are some of the impacts that stand him out. He is also a major financier of the party, its various activities and efforts to wrestle power from the PDP-led regime in Osun State.”
“It is important for us to also laud the superlative performances of Oyetola in that newly created Ministry. His approach to governance and administrative acumen has reinvigorated the key agencies under him, which adjudged him the overall best-performing ministry in the Ease of Doing Business ranking by the Presidential Enabling Business Environment Council (PEBEC).”
