Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, has warned that former Governor of Osun State, Adegboyega, Oyetola, would have problems if the incumbent, Ademola Adeleke, takes him to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over an N18bn loan the latter’s government allegedly took.
This is as Aregbesola said he, as Oyetola’s predecessor, knew nothing about the loan, adding that he liquidated all the ones he took before leaving office in 2018.
He said in a statement on Saturday: “I will suggest that they look at all the loans and get to the Accountant-General of the state at Abere. I think the Accountant General or the Permanent Secretary (Finance) would have better information because it is the Accountant-General that raised a memo based on the query of Governor Adeleke.
“He is the most knowledgeable about the loans by the state as the custodian of the account of the state. They should count Aregbesola out of it.”
Speaking further, Aregbesola stressed that matter is between the Adeleke and Oyetola administrations because his debts have been liquidated.
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“I was not the one that took the N18 billion loan that was taken after the election. Oyetola took some other loans, including salary support from the Federal Government,” he added.
The minister maintained that they caused the problem for themselves, adding, “If Oyetola had set up a transition committee and had cooperated well with the incoming governor after he lost the election, there would have been a smooth change of government.
“They would have compared notes and there would be no rancour. But he (Oyetola) was busy sowing mines on the path of the incoming governor, creating problems for him, and spending money with reckless abandon. What did he do with N18 billion? Now the new government is fighting back. If the new government takes the matter up to the EFCC, there would be problems for the Oyetola administration.”
