The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has denied the allegation that he withdrew N5 billion from the state's account for the awarding of Adeleke University Ede road construction.
Ademola said this in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed on Wednesday.
He said the allegations on social media are lies.
The statement partly read “The public will recall that Adeleke had, during his inauguration, announced the freezing of all state and local government area accounts.
“That was done right at the venue of inauguration before he had any access to the government's records and finances.
“How can such an amount be withdrawn from a state account on the day of inauguration when the new leader had no access to state accounts?” he asked.
Adeleke urged the public members to disregard the allegation.
Also, the Governor said that the allegation of awarding the Ede road reconstruction contract is false.
He said, “The new government is still settling down and has not awarded any contract.
“The reconstruction of the said road is a project of the Federal Government to service the Federal Polytechnic, Ede. It has been ongoing since the time of the Oyetola administration.
“We urge the public to disregard the report as it is a failed attempt to undermine the integrity of the state governor and that of its administration.
“We repeat, for the sake of emphasis, that Adeleke has not awarded any contract since assumption of office on November 27,” Rasheed said.
