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- Governor Adeleke in charge and performing, APC delusional – Alimi
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has accused the state governor, Ademola Adeleke of allowing his siblings to have so much influence in his administration.
The opposition party in the state described as “unfortunate” the level of which act of governance has drifted into under the administration of Governor Adeleke, claiming that “the governor is apparently a stranger to his government as it is being run for him by proxy by the members of his family.”
A statement by the party’s Director of Media and Information, Kola Olabisi on Monday, argued that the governor has been performing below expectations because he is not in charge of his government.
Olabisi said, “Never in the history of the 34-year-old state has the type of the meddlesome interloping by the members of the family of a governor was experienced as it is the case with the ongoing show of shame in Osun State.
“The event at the palace of the Oluwo in Iwo recently when the elder sister of Governor Adeleke, Mrs Dupe Adeleke-Sanni, paid a courtesy visit to the palace of the royal father was an eye and ear sore. There were so many revelations as to the power of the woman in the administration of his brother.
“It was an indication that Governor Adeleke is only a governor by a mere designation. His siblings are not only in charge, they are in the total control of the convulsing administration.
“The beneficiary of Adeleke-Sanni’s gesture who appeared not to know the negative political effect of the encomiums being showered on his godmother felt carried away and disclosed that the woman who never stood for any election is the Alpha and Omega in the government of her brother.
“Our take is that it was the pathological inept quality of Governor Adeleke that prompted his sister to create a novel role for herself which is the first of its kind not only in Osun State but in all other states in Nigeria.”
“It was even learnt that Madam Adeleke-Sanni who has been playing the unofficial role of a chaperon to his brother has an unusual influence or hold on him to the extent that official files of the government must pass through this strange woman in government before it could be signed by the puppet governor.
“It is strange that there is an Office of the Sister to the Governor under the administration of Governor Nuru Adeleke as against the Office of the Wife of the Governor which though not constitutional, but has become a norm,” he alleged.
He advised Mrs Adeleke-Sanni and other family members to give Governor Adeleke breathing space and allow him run his government, noting that, “The earlier Madam Adeleke-Sanni keys into the fact that Osun State is not the estate of the Adelekes, the better it would be for her.”
Reacting when contacted through the telephone, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment in the state, Kolapo Alimi, denied insinuation that Adeleke is only a figure head governor, saying that APC has been delusional owing to outstanding performance of the governor.
Alimi said, “The allegation is not true. The governor is fully in charge and the governor is delivering good governance as can be witnessed across the state. The governor is performing. However, unlike the APC administration under Governor Gboyega Oyetola, who is a leader who will not listen, who siphoned huge amount of money, who mismanaged the resources of the state, who has nothing concrete to show for the four years in the saddle, Adeleke’s administration, in about two years, has delivered serious infrastructure, ranging from roads to rehabilitation, to health sector, education sector, empowerment and workers welfare. If that is what is paining them and they are talking about the governor’s family, there is no gain saying the fact that Adeleke’s dynasty is a united family who will always support one another to achieve a maximum growth for the overall interest of the state.
“So, the allegation that the governor is of figure head is not true. It is only a thought of their imagination. They are only ranting because the people of Osun has rejected them. More so, their coup to take over the local government has failed and they are now delusional.”
