The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has criticized Governor Ademola Adeleke’s administration, labeling it as “wasteful” and claiming that the governor’s achievements do not justify the significant federal allocation received by the state.
Speaking in Osogbo on Thursday during the governor’s second anniversary celebration, APC spokesperson Kola Olabisi alleged that the state government received N385 billion from January 2023 to September 2024 but has little to show for it in terms of impactful projects.
Olabisi highlighted discrepancies in revenue utilization: “From January 2023 to September 2024, Osun State received N385 billion from federal allocation, grants, and IGR, including N4.3 billion UBEC and N1.3 billion TETFUND grants to improve education infrastructure. These figures exclude federation allocation, which has doubled since subsidy removal.
“Despite the state’s financial windfall, Governor Adeleke has neglected key economic sectors while prioritizing allocations to his office, which recorded a 170% performance increase.”
He noted that in 2022, the state received N73 billion in federal allocation before debt deductions, compared to N153 billion as of September 2024, which exceeds the N99 billion initially projected for the year.
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