The Osun State Authorities on Tuesday mentioned all former political appointees who served within the administration of the quick previous governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, who illegally have of their possession official automobiles should return them.
The federal government additionally mentioned it was unlawful for the Head of Service to authorise any appointee to depart workplace with official automobiles.
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday, February 14, inaugurated a Job Drive on Restoration of Property/Authorities Mission Automobiles.
On the occasion, Adeleke charged members of the Job Drive to make sure the quick restoration of presidency property/mission automobiles that have been illegally taken away by the officers of the quick previous administration.
Addressing journalists in Osogbo on behalf of the committee on Tuesday, Secretary to the State Authorities, Mr Teslim Igbalaye, mentioned a few of those who went away with official automobiles relied on approval they acquired from ex-Head of Service, which he mentioned was unlawful.
Igbalaye mentioned the regulation empowers the governor to permit political appointees to go house with official automobiles, supplied sure circumstances are met.
He additional mentioned, “At its assembly held on Tuesday, fifth March 2024, the Job Drive noticed as follows: i. That due diligence ought to be finished with a view to ascertaining automobiles/property that have been lawfully permissible to be taken house from these illegally taken away;
“ii. The Govt Governor had the prerogative energy to permit any political appointee to go house together with his/her official car, having served for a minimum of two (2) years and fee of some sum of money into the coffers of the federal government, and if the car was lower than 4 (4) years outdated, the appointee would pay 10% of the residual worth of such official car;
“iii. That the approval granted by the quick previous Govt Governor for the discharge and eventual possession of the official automobiles (Kia vehicles) allotted to members of the quick previous Osun State Govt Council adopted due course of; and
“iv. That the letter of permission written by the quick previous Head of Service, directing political appointees of the quick previous administration to go house with the official automobiles allotted to them was, nonetheless, unlawful.
“Consequently, all authorities property/ automobiles which might be hitherto within the possession of the political appointees of the quick previous administration, which aren’t captured within the specific provisions of paragraphs ii and iii above, are deemed to have been illegally carted away, and such have to be returned to the Osun State Authorities instantly.”
However the Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress whereas reacting, mentioned the state authorities refused to do its homework correctly when it initially accused all appointees of the quick previous administration of Adegboyega Oyetola of going away with automobiles duly authorized for them after they left workplace.
Talking additional, the spokesperson of the social gathering within the state, Mr Kola Olabisi mentioned, “They need to cowl their faces in disgrace. Why the preliminary blanket accusation that Oyetola appointees went away with official automobiles?
“They need to have correctly checked their data. We aren’t supporting any unlawful motion, however the lack of coordination of this administration ought to be a factor of concern even for them.
“We solely wish to advise them towards any unlawful motion. The committee arrange is just not a regulation courtroom. They need to not try to seize automobiles from rightful house owners. Which will land them in bother.”