The media aide to the immediate past Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan, has absolved his principal of any blame in the N407 debt profile of the state, saying he never took any bank facility for the four years he served as Governor.
Governor Ademola Adeleke had while addressing traditional rulers of the state on Thursday said that Oyetola left N407 Billion debt behind.
But Omipidan insisted that the debt in question was incurred by the Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola’s administration.
Omipidan further described the claim by the new governor that Oyetola took N18 Billion facility as not only outlandish but unfounded, insisting that the claim was made out of sheer ignorance and mischief.
He then challenged Governor Adeleke to publish details of the outstanding loan facilities he claimed his administration inherited and the years they were procured.
Omipidan said the government is out to smear and blackmail Oyetola’s personality but that Osun citizens and Nigerians from far and near know the truth.
“When talking about loans, you cannot talk of the maturity date without talking about the dates they were procured.
“It is either that those who prepared the speech for the Governor to read did not understand the implications of their position or they did it out of sheer mischief to expose their Principal or both. Otherwise, if they had read and understood my Principal’s Farewell Speech very well, they would not have alleged that he took N18 billion loan.’’
