The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Thursday alleged that the government of the state may be
spending as much as over half a billion naira on new official vehicles
for some political office holders.
The party, in a statement issued in Osogbo by Prince Diran Odeyemi, its
spokesperson, explained that Governor Aregbesola had purportedly
directed that members of each of the 3-member committees running the 30 local
government areas and Modakeke Area Council of the state should take away
their current official vehicles as parting gifts.
The
opposition party condemned 'the idea of purchasing over 119 new vehicles
at a time like this when workers salaries have not been regular and
despite the economic quagmire, the state is enmeshed in at the moment".
The
party also accused the governor of "deliberately creating avenue to
waste the meagre resources accruing to the state by ordering that
appointed local government officials, who have been in office in the
last 5 years, take away their official vehicles.
"We
have done the calculations of the number of vehicles that will be taken
away and we arrived at 93 vehicles. We have also been informed that 26
members of the State House of Assembly will be getting new cars, likewise
members of Aregbesola's yet to be constituted State Executive Council.
"It
is relevant to state here that members of last state cabinet dissolved
over one year ago never returned their official vehicles. Going by his
plans, Governor Aregbesola intends to create additional LCDA without
conducting local government election.
"The
new set of people will also be given new vehicles, which means that at
least, 3 new vehicles will be bought for each of the 30 local government
areas and Modakeke Area Council."
The
party said excluding those vehicles that will be given to members of
the yet to be formed State Executive Council, the state will be buying
119 new vehicles that may cost up to half a billion naira.
"It
will surprise the whole world that the state that could not pay meagre
N18, 000 minimum wage to less than 20, 000 workers will be spending so
much in purchasing vehicles for some already over-fed party boys," the
PDP said.
It
then urged every concerned Nigerian to come to the aid of Osun by
pleading its case before God to free it from the grip of a "reckless" government..
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