The Governor of Osun state, Gov. Adeleke, has accused the ex-governor and now Minister of Blue Economy, Gboyega Oyetola, of misappropriating of a health grant from world bank totalling $20 million.
He urged the EFCC to investigate Oyetola of money laundering, financial misconduct and violations of the Public Procurement Act in disbursing the grant.
According to the petition dated 7, March, 2025, by the Osun state government’s lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, Oyetola had formed a committee for the renovation of health care centres.
It partly read;
“This so-called renovation of primary health care centres involved building, renovation and adjustments/restructuring of some of these centres in order to attain the position of modern health centres. Having made these decisions, the Oyetola-led committee decided to award the contracts for the renovation.
“In flagrant violations of the above clear provisions of the Public Procurement Act, 2007, Oyetola did not call for bidding as mandatorily required under the PPA, let alone allowing competition which would have afforded the state the best qualified contractors to handle the projects.
“Rather, the former governor in observing the provisions of the Act in breach, awarded the contracts to individuals who were either his cabinet members, head of one agency of government or the other, his proxies and cronies who claimed to have incorporated business names/inactive companies.”
Apparently, Oyetola had formed a committee which involved government officials; Remi Omowaye, Dr. Rafiu Isamatu, and Bola Oyebamiji, to allocate the funds from world bank for the renovation of health care centres.
The funds on the other hand, was to be benefited b businesses with no construction experience; food vendors, salon operators, supermarket owners, and web designers.
However, according to Adeleke in his petition, cash transfers of #10m, #30m were made of the money, per day but none of them were used for the project.
Meanwhile, Oyetola said;
“If there is no proof, then the allegations are frivolous and of no stance.
“I have become a torn in the flesh of Gov adeleke and PDP and I won’t be surprised if some baseless allegations are levied against me.
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