File photo: Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke
The Osun State Government has denied allegations that ₦11 billion was looted from its coffers, describing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s reported claims as “a failed attempt to cover up illegal action through unfounded allegations.”
In a statement issued on Thursday on X by the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, the government insisted that there was no financial misconduct and accused the anti-graft agency of acting on the directive of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola to frustrate the payment of palliatives to workers.
“The real reason the commission froze the state account on the order of Gboyega Oyetola was to stop the payment of palliatives which the state government promised the workers some months ago,” the statement said.
The government maintained that despite the account freeze, it had already paid the palliatives to all state workers following negotiations aimed at cushioning the effects of the country’s economic challenges.
