Gov Adeleke has taken Osun backwards —Basiru

The National Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ajibola Basiru, has accused Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke of reversing the state’s progress since assuming office.

Basiru also alleged that the Adeleke administration is more interested in mismanaging public funds than delivering development to the people of the state.

He made the remarks on Thursday during the APC mega rally in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, where he criticised the governor’s performance in the areas of education, electricity and road infrastructure.

According to him, despite increased allocations to states following President Bola Tinubu’s assumption of office, the Adeleke administration has failed to translate the resources into meaningful development.

“For about three years and a half that the current governor assumed office, it has been setbacks for Osun State. Upon Tinubu’s assumption of office, states have been receiving heavy allocations from the Federal Government but what did Adeleke do with the money? Education and electricity are functioning below par.

“Teachers that should have been employed under this administration still lack jobs, good roads that they were supposed to do, they did not – this government is only concerned on how to embezzle money. In Osogbo alone, there are several roads that this government has refused to construct.

“On Saturday, our candidate is capable because he has knowledge of governance. Our candidate has insight in governance. But who the ruling party is fielding, will you accept him to help you do your business?

“On Saturday it’s the votes for the future of our children; those saying yesterday that APC intend to rig the election, are they up to us in numeric value? Like the minister said, they were supposed to gather crowd but they never had anybody to bring together because they are liars. We will vote and also have a victorious laugh on Saturday,” Basiru said.

The APC chieftain urged voters to support his party’s candidate in Saturday’s governorship election, expressing confidence in the party’s chances at the polls.