The Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke has
called on contractors and consultants to avoid any contractual dealings with
the outgoing government.
This is as it warned that the alert became necessary to
avoid any avoidable risk-taking as the incoming government will not bear
responsibility for any sinister contractual obligations.
In a warning statement signed by Olawale Rasheed, the
spokesperson to the Governor-elect, Adeleke added that his action was premised
on direct evidence he had received of ongoing plans by the outgoing government
of Osun State to embark on emergency award of contracts worth several billions
of Naira.
According to the statement, “As we warned last week, reports
coming from the outgoing government confirmed that the agenda to bankrupt Osun
State on several fronts has commenced with placement of advertisement for
awards of bogus contracts.
“The government has placed advertisements in several
newspapers inviting contractors for expression of interests in some projects.
We are also aware of other financial dealings ongoing within the governments
including alleged sanitisation of financial documents among others.
“We are using this medium to call on contractors and
consultants to avoid any contractual dealings with the outgoing government.
“This urgent alert becomes necessary to avoid any avoidable
risk-taking as the incoming government will not bear responsibility for any
sinister contractual obligations.
“We are equally calling on financial institutions to be
cautious in their financial transactions with the outgoing governments. We
cannot stress enough that entering into loans or other associated obligations
with the outgoing government amounts to collaboration for financial
illegality.”
While maintaining that his administration will not be
accountable for any financial dealings, Adeleke urged banks and other related
institutions to be aware that during a transition process, such transaction is
ill-motivated and uncalled for.
“Any financial transaction with the outgoing government is a
risk that the incoming administration will not be accountable for,” the
statement also warned.
Senator Ademola Adeleke will on Thursday inaugurate a
37-member transition committee.
The committee will be chaired by a Doctor of Nuclear
Medicine, Dr Muyiwa Oladimeji, while the Director-General of Ademola Adeleke
Campaign Organisation, Sunday Bisi, will serve as Deputy chairman.
The Secretary of the transition committee is Bamidele Salam,
a serving member of the House of Representatives and will be assisted by
Adekunle Adepoju.
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