The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the claims by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Osun state chapter alleging the Governor Oyetola administration is corrupt.
The PDP had through its governorship candidate Senator Ademola Adeleke alleged some corrupt practices the APC administration accusing it of “being dishonest and evasive in response to the allegation of looting levelled against the party”.
Adeleke had, in a press statement on Friday, accused Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of spearheading “looting spree” in the state since he held sway as Chief of Staff to former governor Rauf Aregbesola, while reacting to a statement credited to the Governor, where he lampooned him (Adeleke) of lacking mental and academic capacity to stand for an election except dancing skills.
Also, the PDP in a statement signed by its chairman, Soji Adagunodo, Saturday, said the APC’s response to the corruption allegation was being pretentious.
“APC is full of pretence and it is a common sense that the mandate being enjoyed by the party today is a stolen one and the worst form of corruption anywhere in the world is electoral fraud.
“We will also like to challenge the APC and Gboyega Oyetola to give the people the debt profile of Osun state as at today, in relation to various failed projects embarked upon by the APC administration under which he served as Chief of Staff with regards. He list among others many failed projects including the Ido-Osun International Airport that has gulped up to N16 billion, phoney road projects, abuse of local government funds, failed park projects,among others.
But in swift reaction, the APC Director of Publicity, Research and Strategy, Barrister Kunle Oyatomi, asked the opposition party and its candidate “to go to court and present proof of all the heinous allegations of looting that you have made against Gov. Gboyega Oyetola of the State of Osun.
“But if you don’t do so within 14 days of this challenge, then the people of Osun and all responsible people in the country will regard you as unworthy of any serious attention.”
According to Oyatomi, it is irresponsible for Adeleke and his party to have deliberately made such allegations without providing demonstrable evidence to support it.
“If Ademola were informed and politically mature, he would be sensitive to the imperative of being truthful, factual and rational when making statements of such significance and consequence. We also expect him to have the honour and the discipline to provide proof of his allegations.
“The APC will not dignify Adeleke with response to any of the silly allegations contained in his statement. We simply ask for the proof, which he is under obligation to provide. Otherwise we will be justified to equate him with a loafer and jester,” Oyatomi asserted.
