Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State has revealed that
the surveillance helicopter belonging to Osun State is currently grounded but
undergoing mechanical repairs.
Governor Oyetola made this disclosure as he featured in the
BBC Yoruba gubernatorial debate in Osogbo on Thursday.
The governor, who explained that the helicopter was
undergoing technical overhaul, added that the challenge the State government
was facing is the amount that will be expended on its repair.
“The helicopter owned by Osun State for security
surveillance is undergoing repair but the challenge we have is that the amount
we will use to repair it can buy new one, so we are in the dilemma to take a
decision on this,” he said.
The Osun State Government had under the administration of
Rauf Aregbesola purchased the said helicopter with N500,000.000.00 for the
purpose of tackling the insecurity in the State.
The helicopter purchase did not go without generating
controversy across the State, as some people alleged that the helicopter was
being put to personal use by the then governor and members of his family.
Some others were of the opinion that the helicopter had been
sold immediately after the tenure of Rauf Aregbesola.
The issue regarding the surveillance helicopter was raised
by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate, Senator Ademola
Adeleke during the debate.
Other gubernatorial candidates at the debate were Lasun
Yusuff of the Labour Party, Akin Ogunbiyi of the Accord Party and Goke
Omigbodun of the Social Democratic Party.
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