APC Accuses Davido’s Father, Deji Adeleke Of Contract Racketeering In Osun, Claims He Controls Governor Adeleke As ‘Unofficial Governor General’
The allegations were contained in a statement signed by Mogaji Kola Olabisi, APC Director of Media & Information, Osun state and obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday.
The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused Dr. Deji Adeleke, the brother of Governor Ademola Adeleke and father of popular Nigerian singer Davido of being involved in contract racketeering and mismanagement of public funds.
The allegations were contained in a statement signed by Mogaji Kola Olabisi, APC Director of Media & Information, Osun state and obtained by SaharaReporters on Tuesday.
According to the APC, Dr. Deji Adeleke has been implicated in a series of controversial borehole projects allegedly awarded to him in selected wards across the state.
The party alleged that Adeleke secured a borehole project for a staggering sum of N14 million, many of which were never executed.
In contrast, the APC stated that similar borehole projects with full ancillary facilities were constructed for less than N2 million each during the administration of former Governor Gboyega Oyetola.
The APC further accused Dr. Adeleke of operating as the “unofficial Governor-General” of Osun State, wielding significant influence behind the scenes.
The party also alleged that Mrs. Dupe Adeleke-Sanni, the governor’s elder sister, has taken on the role of “Governor-in-Charge of Administration,” while Governor Ademola Adeleke has been reduced to a titular figure, described as the “Governor-in-Charge of Entertainment.”
The party called for an immediate investigation into the alleged contract racketeering and mismanagement of public funds, urging relevant anti-corruption agencies to probe the borehole projects and other contracts awarded under the current administration.
The statement reads in part, “The cases of Governor Adeleke’s family members and officials using their closeness to government and privileged positions to corner undeserved contracts against extant laws abound.
“Dr Deji Adeleke (the governor’s brother and father of the popular singer, Davido) has been entangled in this web of contract racketeering as his name has surfaced severally in the controversial borehole projects allegedly installed in selected wards in the state.
“He was alleged to have secured a borehole project for N14 million, many of which ended not being built. The similar borehole projects, but with all the ancillary facilities, were built in the health centres rehabilitated under our administration for less than N2 million each.
“It is painful that imaginary and audio borehole projects were allegedly superintended by Dr Deji Adeleke for insanely N14 million while similar projects, which are still functioning till today, were built for less than N2 million each during the administration of Oyetola.
“It is not a gainsaying that Dr Deji Adeleke has been operating behind the scene as the unofficial Governor-General of the state; Mrs Dupe Adeleke-Sanni, the governor’s elder sister has secured the role of the Governor-in-Charge of Administration for herself while the Governor who was elected has been titular and ridiculously playing the role of a Governor-in-Charge of Entertainment to the consternation of the right-thinking members of the society. The situation is that bad in our state.”
