Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has launched a direct public attack on Minister of Blue Economy Gboyega Oyetola and APC governorship candidate Bola Oyebamiji, accusing both men of exploiting the name of President Bola Tinubu to orchestrate actions designed to sabotage his administration, including allegedly seizing and hijacking nearly N300 billion of Osun State funds to frustrate governance and halt development projects.
Speaking to workers at the Osun Teaching Hospital during a spot visit, the governor was emphatic in his accusations, alleging that the duo had manufactured the current local government crisis in the state as part of a calculated scheme to strangle his government financially and politically, in the hope of forcing its failure ahead of the August 15 governorship election.
“They plotted against our government. Their goal is to stop Osun development. But despite their evil plans, Osun is growing, our projects are moving. Both Oyetola and Oyebamiji dropped the names of Mr. President to do a lot of negative things. They do jobs that the president never sent them. They seized and hijacked almost N300 billion of Osun money, all in their bid to make us fail. But by God and the people, we survive, our government is delivering good governance,” he told the cheering workers.
Despite the political attacks he described, Adeleke said his administration remained focused on delivering for the people, expressing determination to continue providing quality governance regardless of the political hostility directed at his government.
The governor made a significant welfare announcement during the hospital visit, declaring the conversion of casual workers at the teaching hospital to permanent staff positions, a declaration that had been awaited for 12 years by the affected workers. The announcement triggered an outburst of celebration among hospital workers, who responded with songs and expressions of gratitude.
The head of the labour movement at the hospital, Olamide Faniran, pledged that workers would demonstrate their appreciation by mobilising massively for the governor’s re-election in August. “We appreciate your support and assistance to the Osun workers. We saw and felt your sacrifices to make life better for Osun people. We will reciprocate by massively voting for your re-election on August 15th,” Faniran vowed.
