Ajumobi left N19,000, out of N5.2bn withdrawn 22 days to end of tenure – Makinde


Governor Seyi Makinde has declared  that his administration will investigate the whereabout of the over N5billion allegedly collected by some people in the immediate past administration in Oyo state within 22 days to the expiration of the administration’s tenure.

Speaking on Saturday at a live quarterly media chat on the Broadcasting Corporation of Oyo State (BCOS) , the governor disclosed that the amount was collected between May 6 and May 29 this year.

According to Gov Makinde, those involved in the collection of the over N5billion from the state government coffers will have to explain to the people of the state the whereabout of the said fund.

“On the 6th of May, those who worked with the past administration collected N5.2 billion and left 19,000 Naira as of the 29th of May. Those involved will still have to explain to the people”, he said.

The governor added, “that was why we had to seek the approval of the State Assembly to borrow 10 billion Naira because I have to be honest, I was very scared.”

Speaking further, governor Makinde said, “we found out that the state’s funds were in about 60 accounts.

“In one account, we found 300 million Naira. In another, we found 20 million Naira and many others like that. So, I called the Accountant-General that the monies which are in different accounts should be pulled together and, after that was done, it amounted to about 6 billion Naira. We summoned ministries, departments, and agencies to come and give an account of what the monies were meant for. After we did that, we were able to get some money to start doing some things in the state.


“It is true that when we came in, we cannot be talking about the money we met on the ground because if we do, some people won’t be allowed to walk freely in the street. If you look at it, till now, I am using my personal cars for office work. We have not also gotten cars for any of the political office holders. If we want to get that done, we will be talking about N3 billion or 4billion Naira.

“So, we stepped it down. We had to prioritise on what we think we can do for the people of Oyo State who gave us this mandate. We wanted to see how we can stabilize the government to suit the interest of the people first and not running after our selfish interest. We need to say this too; those that are involved should take note of this.”

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