A lawmaker in Osun State, Oluwole Oke, representing the Obokun/Oriade federal constituency in the House of Representatives has apologised to the ex-governor of the state Gboyega Oyetola over a petition written to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by one of its constituents.
Oke faulted the Osun State Government’s petition written against the former governor to the EFCC.
In the petition, the Osun State Government asked the EFCC to investigate Oyetola, the minister of Blue Economy, over an alleged misappropriation of a World Bank health grant which amounts to about $20million.
Oke asked the anti-corruption agency to disregard the petition written by a member of the state’s government lawyers.
The PDP reps member wrote, “Apologies to Gboyega Oyetola over a petition written to EFCC by one of my supposedly constituents.
“It’s not a crime for a lawyer to take a lawful brief from any member of society or even the government, but to intentionally take a brief to damage people’s reputations and that of their family? No.
“Osun State House of Assembly has a standing Committee on Public Accounts on the legislative side. We also have an independent Office of Auditor General of Osun State created by the Constitution to check every Government expenditure and report on the same.
“This AG Report is laid before the State Assembly on an annual basis. Our Governors also enjoy immunity while in office to avoid distractions. If the Office of Auditor General has done its job and reported to the Parliament, then the Parliament should bring out their report, and if any person is indicted in that report, such a person can then be prosecuted.
“How would the Federal Government believe or trust us that we truly want to collaborate or work together comes 2026 and 2027?”
