Independent NG
Governor ‘Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has declared that there would be no place to hide for looters of Oyo State’s funds.
The governor, who was speaking on a Splash 105.5 FM programme, State Affairs, anchored by Edmond Obilo, said that his administration remains determined to retrieve every kobo of the state’s resources stolen by some members of the immediate past administration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Governor Makinde noted that his administration has been able to bring about a turnaround in the infrastructure of the state and other key sectors because it blocked loopholes and wastages in resources.
A statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, quoted the governor as saying that his government is on the track of some chieftains of the APC in the state, who used a certain company to siphon between N12 and N15 Billion of Oyo State’s money.
He added that the government would go after them and retrieve the looted funds for the people of Oyo State.
He maintained that his administration took the bold step of plugging every hole through which the state’s funds could be siphoned, adding: “Without blocking loopholes, we could not have been where we are today.”
He further stated: “First, we did verification for the workers and ghost workers, ghost pensioners were removed from the payroll. They were there before we came in but we decided that, as an administration, we would not spend our time on chasing…
