A lawmaker from Osun State, Oluwole Oke, who represents the Obokun/Oriade federal constituency in the House of Representatives, has issued a formal apology to former Governor Gboyega Oyetola following a petition submitted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) by one of his constituents.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Oke criticized the Osun State Government’s petition to the anti-graft agency.
It was reported that the Osun State Government petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to investigate the immediate past governor and current Minister of Blue Economy, Oyetola, over the alleged misappropriation of a $20m World Bank health grant.
On Wednesday, Oke, a member of the People Democratic Party, urged the anti-graft agency to dismiss the petition submitted by one of the state government’s lawyers.
The PDP representative member wrote, “Apologies to Gboyega Oyetola over a petition written to EFCC by one of my supposedly constituents.
“It’s not a crime for a lawyer to take a lawful brief from any member of society or even the government, but to intentionally take a brief to damage people’s reputations and that of their family. No.
“Osun State House of Assembly has a standing Committee on Public Accounts on the legislative side. We also have an independent Office of Auditor General of Osun State created by the Constitution to check every Government expenditure and report on the same.
“This AG Report is laid before the State Assembly on an annual basis. Our Governors also enjoy immunity while in office to avoid distractions. If the Office of Auditor General has done its job and reported to the Parliament, then the Parliament should bring out their report, and if any person is indicted in that report, such a person can then be prosecuted.
“How would the Federal Government believe or trust us that we truly want to collaborate or work together come 2026 and 2027?”
