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●Urge the public to ignore their propaganda on 148bn Allocation
The Osun State government has urged the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to stop making mockery of President Tinubu efforts in resolving the economic crisis of the country even as it urged the public to ignore their infantile propaganda on the alleged 148bn allocations accrued to the state.
This was made known in a statement by the Spokesperson to the Executive Governor of Osun, Mallam Olawale Rasheed in reaction to a news report in circulation that the Osun State government has received about One Hundred and Forty Eight Billion Naira from the Federation Account.
” We find it shameful and a great disservice to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the state chapter of his party always takes every opportunity to drag the Number One Citizen. It is unfortunate that at a time when the Presidency and the State Governors are putting heads together to support federal efforts to stabilize the naira and curb inflation, the state APC is dancing on the sufferings of Nigerians, mocking federal challenges in the handling of the national economy.
The current economic challenge is a national emergency closely linked with the exchange rate and high inflation rate. Mr. President and his team are having sleepless nights to address the dislocations with strong support from the Nigerian Governors Forum. Instead of backing up the presidency, Osun APC is busy drawing political daggers and guns against themselves over the 2026 guber ticket. They care not about the success of national efforts which all patriots agree transcends politics and partisan commentaries”, Olawale Rasheed stated.
In the statement, Mallam Olawale Rasheed further said, “Our attention has been drawn to a fake news circulating in some corners to the effect that the Osun State government has received about One Hundred and Forty Eight Billion Naira from the Federation Account. This is a lie from the pit of hell.
“We chose to debunk the false reports because we noticed that some respected members of the community are already forming commentaries without ascertaining the truth of the reports. We expected leaders and citizens to seek information if in doubt as this administration is premised on open governance. It is not our expectation that some leaders will rely on jaundiced APC sponsored news to form conclusions on state finance.
For the avoidance of doubt, the monthly allocations from FAAC are publicly available. There was never a time when Osun received 148 billion naira from FAAC. Additionally, the state has a duly approved Appropriation Act which spelt out expected revenues and expenditures. State finance is therefore regulated by budgetary laws and public finance regulations to which this administration strictly adheres.”
The Governor’s Spokesperson assure the good people of Osun state that Governor Ademola Adeleke is transparently managing the state finances by deploying available resources to workers’ welfare, pensioners care, infrastructure upgrade and expanding the economic base of the state while urging the citizens to make use of the robust Freedom of Information management in the state to get clarification whenever they’re in doubt on issues of public importance.
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