The Osun state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to claims that the erstwhile Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega Oyetola carted away vehicles worth N2.9 billion.
Naija News recalls that the Osun state government had earlier demanded that Oyetola, his wife, Kafayat and others return vehicles which they used while in power.
Speaking via a statement, signed by the Osun APC Director of Media, Kola Olabisi, the party described the allegations as laughable adding that the PDP was seeking ways to mitigate the effect of their embarrassing outing at the Osun Election Petition Tribunal.
At the resumed seating of the Tribunal on Thursday, INEC acknowledged that they were incidents of over-voting during the July 16, 2022, gubernatorial election in the state.
According to the APC statement, “Take a look at the video attached, you will observe the vehicles they announce that they are looking for are already being used by the current deputy governor. Yet, they claimed they did due diligence.
“How did they come about the cost? Are they using the current market value or how? Talking about this particular panel, have they concluded their sitting? When was their report submitted?
“We asked these questions because only two days ago, the governor was quoted to have said any of the former political appointees that want his November salary should return the vehicle in his custody.
“Or is that also part of the recommendations of the panel?
“For clarity’s sake, the former governor and his deputy, by law and convention, are entitled to certain privileges and these are well documented.
Apart from those vehicles which their offices permit them to take home, they never took any other item.”
The APC went on to state that the government formally approved for the commissioners and other appointees to take their used cars as a take-home gift for their meritorious service to the state.
“The gesture was carried out since they were not entitled to either pension or gratuity and it was not only limited to political appointees as career officers in the past had also been allowed to go home with their used vehicles as a gift on retirement for serving the state meritoriously”, the statement added
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