‘You Created It’ – Adeleke Replies APC Over Portfolio, Controversial SSA Appointments

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has replied the state’s opposition party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), over their criticism of his recent appointments.

Naija News understands that there have been controversies surrounding the appointment of Senior Special Assistant to Government House Pool and Oranmiyan’s new town.

In a statement, however, issued on Friday through his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, Governor Adeleke said the previous administration, led by the APC, created the positions being argued.

Adeleke’s response comes after a memo dated August 9, 2023, was circulated, appointing Oyetunji Rasaki Abefe as the SSA to the Governor on Government House Pool, as notified by the Secretary to the State Government, Teslim Igbalaye.

In his response on Friday, Adeleke said the “Government House Pool is a term referring to the transport unit of Government House.

“The section deals with drivers and vehicles within the Government House. The office, a creation of the previous governments of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has been in existence for the past twelve or so years.”

The governor insisted that the two appointments are necessary and required.

“They were never frivolous jobs for the boys, as some partisan critics have termed it. While those offices were inherited, it is also worthy of note to state that Governor Adeleke has demonstrated a strong will to retain what is good and jettison what is bad.

“In the two cases under consideration, the two offices are necessary to protect and effectively manage public and private assets,” the statement added.