Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo
state, has forwarded the bill for the creation of Oyo state anti-corruption
agency to the state house of assembly.
Speaking while presenting the
bill before the assembly, Makinde said the move is in line with the fulfillment
of his campaign promise.
The governor said he was willing
to waive his immunity and appear before the anti-corruption agency if he is
found wanting.
Makinde called on the permanent
secretaries in the state to be accountable as the “purse-keepers” of the state.
He also asked them to hold him accountable as well.
“We are here to sign for
transmission to the legislature, the executive bill for anti-corruption in Oyo
state. We are transmitting the bill today in fulfillment of a promise that I
made during the campaign that during my watch in Oyo state, it will be zero
tolerance for corruption in Oyo state,” Taiwo Adisa, his chief press secretary,
quoted him as saying.
“While I was making my inaugural
address, I also put a rider on it that as the Governor of Oyo state, I am ready
to wave my immunity to appear before the agency if I am found wanting in the
course of my duty to the people of Oyo state.
“The Permanent Secretaries are
here, you are the purse keeper for the ministries and the ones responsible for
all the spending, of course, the commissioners would soon be here but they are
not the ones to account for the spending in your various ministries. Of course,
they will give instructions and try to help me run the affairs of government to
the extent of our promises to the people and also the agenda of our government.
“But we will hold each and every
one of you accountable for the ministries that are been administered by you and
I also want to be held accountable by anyone here. I am working from the
standpoint here that nothing, absolutely nothing is hidden in this whole case.
“If people think they have hidden
anything, it is the only thing that they can start and finish by themselves
only and I don’t think there is anything like that in this place.
“For whatever that has to be
done, there will be one, two or three participants. So, I can’t even start the
process and finish it by myself alone. So, there must be accomplices and people
who are ready to support me to do something that is not edifying, so if I think
such things are hidden, I will be deceiving myself and it is the same for
everybody.
“I know people may also try to
put political coloration to this, corruption doesn’t know a political party and
what corruption does is to stagnate our development and we want Oyo state to be
out of that stagnation. We want Oyo state, just like we have always been, a
Pacesetter state.
“So, I will solicit for your
cooperation and nobody has anything to fear. If you do what you are supposed to
do, nobody will witch hunt anybody. I also want to say, if you see something,
please, by all means, say something and we will deal with the situation.”
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