The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke has debunked the rumours making the round on social media that he is planning to subvert the death sentence on Dr Rahmon Adedoyin for being responsible for the death of Timothy Adegoke.
Adegoke, a masters student of Obafemi Awolowo University, was found dead in November 2021, at Adedoyin’s Hilton Honours Hotel, ile ife.
Osun state chief judge, Justice Adepele Ojo, in a judgement on May 31st pronounced Adedoyin and two staff members of the hotel guilty of murder.
However, there are rumours making rounds on social media that Governor Adeleke is planning to subvert the death sentence on Dr Rahmon Adedoyin.
Reacting to the allegation, the governor spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, in a press statement, on Monday, affirmed that there is no plan to pardon the proprietor of the Oduduwa University.
The statement read, “Reacting to the growing rumour of possible state pardon for the businessman, Governor Adeleke was quoted as noting that his administration never has and will never intervene in the judicial process, labelling those behind the fake news as public enemies.
“Those who concocted the fake news are evil-minded political operatives who are merely grasping at straws in their desperation to blackmail the state Governor.
“Governor Adeleke has not and will never contemplate exercising the prerogative of mercy or whatever the report calls it, on a matter under adjudication which has generated deep interest among local and global communities.
Adeleke noted that he has no hidden plot on the said murder other than the public interest agenda to see culprits in the dastardly act face the full wrath of the law, adding, “No PDP member is involved as counsel for any of the convicted individuals and the state judiciary must enjoy and exercise its full independence in the hearing and judgement of cases.
He further said, “It is uncharitable for political enemies and their paid agents to attempt any linkage between the convicted businessman and me.
“We affirm with all sense of responsibility that Governor Adeleke is not at any material time a friend or partner of the owner of Oduduwa University and did not interfere, intervene or manifest any untoward agenda in the arraignment, hearing and sentencing of the accused.
He, therefore, urged the members of the public to ignore the repeated rumours of state pardon for the convict.
