Adeleke to Osun APC leaders: Tinubu can never support looting of public assets

President Bola Tinubu can never condone the stealing of public assets, as Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has reiterated.

In reference to the recently released White Paper, he addressed the accusations made by the Osun All Progressives Congress, or APC.

The state’s APC leaders had appealed to President Bola Tinubu and the security services to free the state from the anarchist grip of Governor Adeleke and the Peoples Democratic Party, or PDP, in power.
It was recalled that on January 18, 2024, the Osun State Government released a White Paper about traditional rulers and the recovery of public assets purportedly taken by political appointees during the Adegboyega Oyetola government.
According to Governor Adeleke in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, “the President has always commended him for clearing the mess he met in Osun, while also emphasizing that President Tinubu abhors looting of public assets.

“I have interacted with President Tinubu a lot of times, and I know he appreciates my effort in cleaning the many messes I encountered in Osun.

“From the actions of the President, he has shown he is a man of due process and, as such, will never support looting of public assets. It’s now unfortunate that Osun APC is showing acts that are contrary to the President’s style of governance

“Moreso, I formed an Asset Recovery Committee at the beginning of our government, and I informed most people who owned government properties that they needed to surrender them.

“As requested by the state’s good citizens, this is the committee’s report that I am currently handling.”

Even though there were obvious reasons to do so, Governor Adeleke revealed that he has not brought any political opponent before the anti-graft agency, despite his claims to have been running the state without political affiliation.

While pleading with the state’s appointees of the previous administration to restore all government properties under their supervision, Adeleke issued a warning, saying his administration would spare no effort to retrieve any stolen government property.