Gboyega Oyetola,
Oluwole Oke, a member of the House of Representatives representing the Obokun/Oriade federal constituency in Osun State, has expressed regret to the former governor of the state, Gboyega Oyetola, over a petition submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by one of his constituents.
Oke criticized the petition filed by the Osun State Government, which called for an investigation into Oyetola, who is the current Minister of Blue Economy, over an alleged mismanagement of a $20 million World Bank health grant.
The lawmaker urged the EFCC to disregard the petition, which he claimed was written by a government lawyer from the state.
He wrote in a statement, “Apologies to Gboyega Oyetola over a petition written to EFCC by one of my supposedly constituents.”
“It’s not a crime for a lawyer to take a lawful brief from any member of society or even the government, but to intentionally take a brief to damage people’s reputations and that of their family? No.”
“Osun State House of Assembly has a standing Committee on Public Accounts on the legislative side. We also have an independent Office of Auditor General of Osun State created by the Constitution to check every Government expenditure and report on the same.”
“This AG Report is laid before the State Assembly on an annual basis. Our Governors also enjoy immunity while in office to avoid distractions. If the Office of Auditor General has done its job and reported to the Parliament, then the Parliament should bring out their report, and if any person is indicted in that report, such a person can then be prosecuted.”
“How would the Federal Government believe or trust us that we truly want to collaborate or work together comes 2026 and 2027?”
