APC states that Oyetola effectively utilized the $20 million SOML fund for the benefit of Osun residents.
The Osun State All Progress Congress (APC) has rejected the petition from the Osun State government led by Ademola Adeleke, which accuses former governor Gboyega Oyetola of mismanaging World Bank health funds allocated for the Save One Million Lives (SOML) program.
During a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, the party’s spokesperson , Mogaji Olabisi addressed the issue.
This development comes after the Osun State government formally petitioned the Economic and Financial Commission (EFCC) requesting and investigation into Oyetola who is now the Minister of Blue Economy over the alleged misappropriation of a $20 million World Bank health grant.
According to Olabisi, contrary to the allegations in the petition, the SOML project was successfully implemented to enhance the health and well-being of Osun residents.
“SOML is a World Bank project designed to save the lives of mothers and children through health services. The funds received by the Osun State government were comprehensively monitored by the donor.
“The details of how the Oyetola administration enhanced and expanded healthcare in Osun through the grant are well documented. We invite the media and the public to examine the records, which include pictures of facilities and programmes executed with the funds, to verify our claims about former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola’s commitment to good governance and transparency.
“Not only were the funds used to improve healthcare in the state, but all contract awards followed the relevant procurement laws. We boldly state that no commissioner, adviser, or appointee of former Governor Oyetola was awarded contracts while serving in his government,” he said.
“We challenge the state government, which is now on a witch-hunting mission, to publish the names of contractors and the dates of contract awards to substantiate their false narrative,” he stated.
The state APC also accused Adeleke’s government of allegedly awarding contracts to relatives and misappropriating billions of naira.
“N40 billion from the local government allocation was used to fund the Office of the Governor, including N11 billion to purchase luxury cars for unproductive politicians, and over N5 billion to renovate the governor’s lodges—a contract awarded to his son-in-law, who only visited three times to supervise the project from his base in the United States.
“All this while allocations to key sectors such as health, education, and sports remain insufficient and unavailable,” he said.
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