Adeleke Blames Project Delays On Hijacked Osun LG Funds

Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has blamed the delay in some of the projects embarked by the state government across the state on allegedly hijacked Osun local government funds.

Adeleke, who spoke in Osogbo at a meeting of key state officials involved in the implementation of key mega projects in the state explained that the state has to shoulder the responsibility of paying local teachers, health workers, pensioners and local government workers that ought to be the responsibility of local government for more than one year.

The spokesperson to the governor, Mallam Olawale Rasheed stated that the governor however described the field reports on the key projects as “heartwarming” and “in line with the timeline and projections of his government.”

According to him, the projects reviewed at the meeting included: Ile Ife flyover and dualisation, Lameco flyover at Osogbo, Ila Orangun township dualisation, Osogbo-Ofatedo-Awo junction dualisation, Iwo township dualisation, reconstruction of the bridge linking Ilahun and Ere Ìjèsà as well as Ibokun/Ilahun/Ere Ijesa – Iwoye ìjèsà, among others.

The governor who expressed satisfaction that asphalt laying is already ongoing at Ile Ife, Iwo and Ila Orangun tasks the contractors to speed up the pace of work in all the infrastructure programmes, declaring, “we must deliver as quickly as possible.”

Earlier, the Commissioner for Special Duties and Regional Integration, Dr B.T. Salami briefed the governor on the various infrastructure projects and assured the governor that the speed of implementation is within the timelines previously approved.

He also narrated how the government technical team has been taking feedback from members of the public on the quality of work being done by the contractors and how remedial actions are taken immediately where necessary when such reports are received.