Group Decries Personalising Of Govt Funded Projects In Ogun

A socio-democratic group, Yewa/Awori Youth Network has accused the senator representing Ogun West, Solomon Olamilekan Adeola, popularly known as Yayi, of personalising projects funded by the government.

The group said the senator connives with some federal  agencies to portray projects funded by the government as those executed by him.

Yayi  recently claimed to have launched a scholarship and bursary scheme by empowering 1,600 students across the five local governments in the Ogun West Senatorial District.

At the event,  Adeola said the scheme was in fulfilment of his electoral promises to the people and youths of Ogun West.

But the Yewa group, in a statement by its general secretary, Abidemi Gandonu, said the lawmakera violated the Procurement Act by tagging them as his personally-financed projects.

Gandonu also alleged that some projects meant for the Lagos West were  brought to Ogun West, insisting that the action by the senator contravened the Procurement Act.

Meanwhile, Ogun West Coalition for Good Governance (OWECOGG) has berated  Yewa/Awori Youth Network for  accusing  Adeola, of conversion of federal government-funded projects to his own personal projects.

Reacting to the allegations in a statement signed by the convener of the socio-political group, Adeosun Benjamin on Wednesday, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, said, the accusations of Yewa/Awori Youth Network were fabricated and sponsored by political traducers of the senator.