‘Daniel stole ₦84b from state coffers'
Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun today revealed that his predecessor, Gbenga Daniel stole the sum of ₦87 billion, as well as $4 million at the tail of his administration, part of which he used to establish his privately owned media organizations, Compass and Westerner Newspapers.
The shocking revelation came into fore in Abeokuta, at a town hall meeting held at June 12 Cultural Centre with stakeholders in preparation for the proposed 2011 budget, pointing out that everything Daniel did while in office was to steal.
"So they have been stealing our money, all of the time they steal, everyday. It is only one government that will go in one day and take cash of $4 million cash out of the Ogun State money and steal it. We saw it there and we said well, we are not for that, what we are meant for is to serve our people," Amosun revealed.
"Now I am going to tell our people today; what they stole was ₦87 billion, but the only reason why I didn't want to bring this office into disrepute is when you look at how they stole those money, I‘m an Accountant; it will bring all of them down. They are thieves, I am not'.
Amosun, while further reacting to the publication in the Compass Newspaper owned by Daniel accusing him {Amosun} of alleged involvement in ₦350 million APC contract scam, said he had resolved to refrained from putting the office of the governor into repute.
"A lot of the things that I have seen, a lot of things that I met when I came there; we couldn't say it out because when you now say such things out, it brings that office into disrepute. It even brings out the faith of the people that are reading those things outside, it probably again, bring them into disrepute.
"See, the only reason why I buy and read that newspaper (Compass} is because they told me that they stole our money to establish that newspaper and that we should not allow our money to be wasted," Amosun emphasized.
"We are not thieves like them; they are thieves and I can say it again and again and again. The only thing that we restrict me from saying it again is because I don't want to bring this office of the governor into disrepute," he stated.
"Let me just give you two or three examples so that you can know the extent to which they have proven to everybody that they are indeed thieves. A lot of things that we have discovered are very stunning. Our people are no fools, they know who is a thief and they know who have come to serve them."
"Look at the water that you drink, did you get any water not to even think of drinking one? The tap doesn't even run! When we came, they were buying this their chlorine alum for years at the rate of ₦145; they were stealing our money through this medium. They were stealing our money everyday, there was nothing they didn't steal our money to buy."
"That was how they have been stealing the state money for every month. When I came, I asked them, I think we bought it for ₦70 and they were buying it for ₦145. Later they said the reason why we are buying it was because we were giving money to the supplier ahead of purchase and that was why it was like that."
"So when I got to the office I was dazed and said how could people be this callous? They didn't even fear God. Everything they did there was an opportunity for them to steal money. We are not brought up like that, we are no thieves and we will not steal Ogun State money.
"Almost every week now, we make huge savings of the money of Ogun State. I am sure this is not one of the time, one day; we will want to make our valedictory speeches. That time, we reserve it. A lot of rot we met when we came. We are not thieves like them and I know that they will be wondering wherever they are; they think everything they must do must be an avenue for them to steal the money. We are not like them and am sure our people know who is a thief and who has come to serve them.
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ReplyDeleteHnmmmmmmmmm!!! when will all these atrocities stop for crying out loud. I am highly disappointed, even the unborn baby's thought is to steal the government money when he get there. Oh! what a nation is this like father like son. Everybody has now become a robber. This is gbenga's turn Mr Amosun we are waitng to see the type of leadership gonna portray. Well, we have had the similitude of this in the past and it is part of us, we have adapted since to the system of our government. What goes around comes around, if not here on earth but surely in the day of judgment. The day of accountability. MR AMOSUN E BA WA SE KO DARA ILU IJEBU O NI BAJE, A JUWEN SE OOOOO.
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