The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday, announced that it has almost completed the rehabilitation of 11 out of 22 Personnel Armoured Cars brought by the administration of Rauf Aregbesola.
This was contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, obtained in Osogbo.
But Ismail Omipidan, who served as the Chief Press Secretary to the immediate past governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, announced on his Facebook page that the government was merely repainting the armoured vehicles.
Omipidan’s post had read partly, “Another fraudulent act loading…After painting the Omoluabi buses, they are now repainting the APCs from red to black. Later, they will present them as being purchased by them to support security agencies in the state. O ma wa gaa o!”
Olawale, in his statement, however, claimed that Oyetola abandoned the vehicles during his four-year reign as governor.
“The governor, worried by the abandonment of the PACs which are rusting away, directed rehabilitation in batches with the first 11 carriers now nearing the final stage of rehabilitation.
“On the carriers are boldly written ‘rehabilitated by Governor Ademola Adeleke’ with the Governor waiting to launch the second phase immediately after the final rehabilitation and upgrade of the first 11.
“In line with my vow never to abandon any inherited projects, I have approved the rehabilitation of the Armoured Personnel Carriers in phases. This will strengthen state security and surveillance,” Olawale quoted Adeleke as saying.
He declared that the Adeleke administration was not interested in politics with bitterness, adding that its goal remains to develop Osun and never allow any state assets to waste away.
