Oyetola vs Adeleke: Fresh Drama in Osun as Lawmakers Invite Davido’s Uncle’s Aide, Chief of Staff

• The face-off between the immediate past governor of Osun state and the new governor has taken a new form
• This time around, the Osun State House of Assembly has decided to intervene in the burning matter regarding government vehicles
• To settle the matter and allow peace to reign in the state, the lawmakers have called on Governor Ademola Adeleke's aide and his chief of staff

The Osun State House of Assembly has waded into the controversy between Governor Ademola Adeleke and his predecessor, Gboyega Oyetola.

This is as the lawmakers invited the secretary to the State Government, Teslim Igbalaye, and the Chief of Staff to the Governor to the chamber, The Nigerian Tribune reported.

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Adeleke and his predecessor have been having a heated argument over allegations that the former governor and some of his officials illegally took away government vehicles.

Adeleke recently said Oyetola, his wife Kafayat, and some of his aides left office with government vehicles valued at about N3.2 billion.

Adeleke's order

The governor directed the affected persons to return the vehicles because no law in the state permits public officeholders to take government vehicles home when they leave office.

While Oyetola said he gave out the vehicles to officials who used them in appreciation of their service to the state, his wife said she used her personal vehicle as First Lady of the state and did not take away any government vehicle.

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Osun Assembly wades in

Meanwhile, the Speaker of the Assembly, Timothy Owoeye, at Wednesday’s plenary said the issue can be resolved “without denting the image of anybody.”

“I want to call on the SSG and Chief of Staff to let us discuss this matter holistically. Both of them are not summoned to appear before the Assembly, but to let us come together for discussion,” he added

“There are so many things we can settle without denting the image of anybody.”

The Speaker also said the Assembly has constituted a 10-member committee to investigate the state’s debt profile.

Osun state: Governor Adeleke suspends influential consultant over $106m Ilesa water loan 'misappropriation'

In a move that will annoy the main opposition party in Osun state, Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed the immediate suspension of the project consultant for the Ilesa Water Project.

According to report, the consultant Tawa Williams was suspended over questionable handling of $106 million dollar loan for the project.

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This was disclosed by the governor's spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed.

PDP chieftain cries for help, says 'my life under threat after exposing Adeleke's certificate's irregularities'

Legit.ng earlier reported that Akin Adeyi, a chieftain of PDP and ex-DSS official, has alleged that supporters of Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state are after his life.

Adeyi, who contested the PDP primary against Adeleke said since he had exposed the irregularities in Adeleke's certificates, he had not had the space to breathe in the state.

The PDP chieftain who contested against Adeleke during the party's primary disclosed this in a petition he wrote to the police and copied the DSS.

Source: Legit.ng