*says Oyetola alone, has 11 vehicles ranging from Lexus Jeep, Toyota Prado jeeps, others
By; BAYO AKAMO, Ibadan
The Assets Recovery Panel of the Osun State Government on Friday, directed the immediate past governor of the state, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, his wife, Hajia Kafayat Oyetola and other former appointees to immediately return N2.9billion worth assorted vehicles presently illegally in their possession.
Chairman of the Committee, Dr. B.T. Salami who made this known, disclosed that due diligence has been conducted and the committee has concluded that the affected past officials should return government vehicles in their possession.
“This is the first batch of vehicles to be retrieved. We will soon come up with the second batch. All affected officials should return the vehicles in their possession immediately to avoid coercive procedures for recovery of state assets”, he said
According to the committee report, former ” Governor Oyetola alone has 11 vehicles ranging from Lexus Jeep, Toyota Prado jeeps and assorted models of costly vehicles’.
The Committee stressed ” the wife, Mrs Kafayat Adegboyega also has in her possession several brand of government vehicles which were taken away against provisions of the law.
“Other former officials listed include immediate past Special Adviser on Security, former Chief Details, former Personal Assistant to the governor, former special assistants to the governor, former senior special assistants, former special advisers, former local government caretaker chairmen and members, former board chairmen and members, former chief of staff, former deputy chief of staff, former deputy governor , former secretary to the state government, former commissioners, among others.
It stated further that the ” former deputy governor has more than seven government vehicles in his custody contrary to the provisions of the law.”
Also in the report, the committee asked Senator, Oriolowo to ” return to the Osun State Agricultural Development Programme, five machines namely, motor grader, bulldozer, soil compactor machine among others.
” All affected ex-officials are to urgently comply with the above request or risk enforcement procedures”.
