Former Commissioner for Works and Transportation in Osun State, Remi Omowaiye, has accused the current governor, Ademola Adeleke, of splurging over N2 billion on entertainment within just three months.
Expressing his concern, Omowaiye lamented that Adeleke’s one-year tenure had been uneventful, questioning why the governor was allegedly mismanaging the state’s resources despite hailing from a wealthy family.
Omowaiye argued that the previous administration, led by Gboyega Oyetola, had diligently worked to propel the state forward. He highlighted Oyetola’s achievements, noting that Osun had become one of the leading states in terms of healthcare indices in Nigeria during his tenure.
He further criticized Adeleke’s extravagant spending on entertainment, pointing out that neighboring Kwara State had spent only N88 million over nine months for similar purposes. Omowaiye questioned the discrepancy, emphasizing Adeleke’s familial wealth and expressing disappointment in the alleged mismanagement of state resources.
He said; “Instead, in three months he spent N2bn naira on entertainment at the governor’s office, while neighbouring Kwara State has used N88m for nine months. This is a man who claims to be from a rich family. So, if you are from a rich family, why are you mismanaging our resources? Look at the health indices, when Oyetola came in, Osun used to have the highest maternal death rate.
“But when we were leaving, Osun had become one of the best states in terms of health care indices in Nigeria. This is because we painstakingly built and revitalised 332 health centres in the state.
“Not only that, we renovated and also provided basic equipment needed for those primary health care centres according to World Health Organisation standards. We also ensured that those primary health care centres were funded through basic provisions fund and the people who delivered at the primary health care centres increased annually from over 20,000 to over 50,000.
“In terms of infrastructure, we did a lot of roads and what we did was to conduct a citizen needs assessment. We didn’t just wake up and say we wanted to do something.”