Adeleke has been looking for ways to exact revenge on the APC leaders in the state because he has been unable to maintain his control over the local governments in the state.
The allegations of misappropriation of a twenty million dollar World Bank health grant that were levelled against the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy, Adegboyega Oyetola, were refuted on Sunday by the Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress.
These allegations were made in a petition that Governor Ademola Adeleke submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Additionally, Adeleke declared that the previous governor had engaged in money laundering, financial misconduct, and violations of the Public Procurement Act when it came to the distribution of the grant that was intended for the advancement of the health sector in the state.
It was alleged that during Oyetola’s stint as governor, he established a committee that spent twenty million dollars on upgrading three hundred and twenty primary health care clinics located around the state. This information was included in the acknowledged copy of the petition that was obtained by our correspondent on Friday.
Kola Olabisi, the Media Director for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun, addressed the media in Abuja on Sunday.
He stated that the petition was a hoax by the governor, who, according to Olabisi, has been looking for ways to exact revenge on the APC leaders in the state because he has been unable to maintain his control over the local governments in the state.
Additionally, Olabisi criticised Adeleke and his legal team for making so much effort to discredit the image of his predecessor in the media with their efforts.
Olabisi, “When the attempt to force their ways to the local government council offices failed, they are now resorting to another crude tactics of attempting to tarnish the image of the former governor of the state, Alhaji Adegboyega Oyetola, a man of candour and probity who served the state honourably.
“In the recent propaganda escalated to the country’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, chronicling falsehood to soil the name of Oyetola and those who worked in his government, the Adeleke government said the $20m Save-One-Million Lives Programme was stolen and was not used for the purpose it was meant for.
“We will share with you details of how the Oyetola government enhanced and scaled up health in Osun through the grant.
“We invite the media and the public to peruse the document, containing pictures of facilities and programmes executed to verify our claims.
“Not only was the fund used to improve health in the state, but the contract awards followed the relevant procurement laws of the state.
“We make bold to state that no commissioner, adviser or appointee of ex-Governor Oyetola was awarded contracts while serving in government.
“We challenge the state government, which is now on a witch-hunting mission, to publish names of contractors and date of contract awards to substantiate their evil narrative.
“Unlike Oyetola who uploaded 110 contract and procurement details on the government portal in three years, the current government has only published seven contract details in two years, raising eyebrows about his commitment to accountability and transparency.”
IREPORT247NEW reported that the government of Osun State has submitted a formal petition to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. They are requesting an investigation into the allegations against Gboyega Oyetola. He is the current Minister of Blue Economy and the immediate former governor. It is alleged that he misappropriated a health grant from the World Bank amounting to twenty million dollars.
Oyetola faced serious accusations of money laundering, financial misconduct, and breaches of the Public Procurement Act brought forth by the government.
The allegations were made about the distribution of the grant. This grant was intended for the betterment of the state’s health sector.
Oyetola, while serving as governor, presided over a special Health n Committee. The committee was responsible for assigning and using the grant funds. This is stated in a copy of the petition that has been acknowledged and dated March 7, 2025.
Remi Omowaye, Dr. Rafiu Isamatu, and Bola Oyebamiji were among the previous government officials. They made up the committee that chose to renovate 320 primary health care centers around the state. The renovation was funded with a total of $20 million.
Pelumi Olajengbesi, the government’s counsel, allegedly stated in the petition. He said, “This so-called renovation of primary health care centres involved building.” It also included renovation and adjustments. Some of these centres were restructured to attain the position of modern health centres.
“Having made these decisions, the Oyetola-led committee decided to award the contracts for the renovation.
Oyetola violated the clear provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007. He did not call for bidding as mandatorily required under the PPA. He didn’t allow competition to find the best qualified contractors for the projects.
“Rather, the former governor breached the provisions of the Act. He awarded the contracts to individuals who were his cabinet members or heads of various government agencies. These individuals were his proxies and cronies. They claimed to have incorporated business names or inactive companies.”
Allegedly, the contract’s beneficiaries included food vendors, web designers, and salon operators. Supermarket owners and others without building expertise were also included. The authorities pointed this out.
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Regarding the claims of money laundering, the state government asserted that more than ₦1.5 billion was transferred through the Osun chapter of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria. This occurred between January and October in 2022.
Abiodun Idowu, the former chairman of ALGON, played a pivotal role in the alleged plans outlined in the petition. Olubisi Oladosu, the secretary of ALGON, was also identified as a key figure in this situation.
Furthermore, 28 former caretaker chairmen of local governments were implicated, along with the Honorable Yekeen Adebayo Adeleke, the former commissioner for local government and chieftaincy affairs, who emerged as another important player in this matter.
“In a similar vein, the government found some financial records. These records clearly show a case of money laundering of huge magnitude by the past administration of Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola.
Money was transferred repeatedly from the ALGON account at Zenith Bank (Account Number: 1016607858). These funds went into the private account of Akeem Ibitoye. He is a local government employee and Director.