Osun State Governor, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, has described the allegations by Justice Folahanmi Oloyede against him as deliberate falsehood fabricated to tarnish his image and to set the people against him. 
Aregbesola said this in Osogbo on Saturday while speaking at the 50th birthday party of the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Mr. Najeem Salaam. 
Although the governor stopped short of saying the judge was used by the opposition, he said the petitioner and those using  her had failed woefully. 
The governor said it was condemnable  to find just a lie  in anything a judge said, adding that one lie was enough to rubbish the image of any judge. 
He said his administration did not collect N538 billion contrary to the claim of the judge that the money was the total amount the governor collected on behalf of the state and its local government councils and not N204 billion which Aregbesola disclosed to the lawmakers during the inauguration of the assembly in June.  
 
Aregbesola said, “After examining the petition written by the judge, I asked myself if she had any point but I found none.  It is a tissue of lies. There is no iota of truth in it. They said Osun government collected N538 billion.
“The judge does know the code of conduct of judicial officers. She dabbled into what she should not have dabbled into. 
“For those thinking her allegations are true: assuming  without conceding that  Osun  collected  N10 billion in a month and we  have 48 months in four years, the total money collected in 48 months would  be N480 billion. That is not even up to N538 billion she claimed but we did not collect N10 billion a month, we did not even collect N5 billion. 
“That fact deflates one of the lies. If the judge is telling lies, why could not  journalists check how much Osun is collecting from the records?  If I collected N538 billion, Osun would have been far better than how it is.” 
He blamed former President Goodluck Jonathan for the economic woes the nation is experiencing now. He said the United States of America confirmed that one million barrels of crude oil was stolen on a daily basis. 
Aregbesola also said he did not rule the state from outside. He said he did not junket around the world as alleged, saying he had  not gone on leave since he became the governor. 
He said  “I used to travel to Cuba before I became governor. That was where my child schooled. But I traveled to Cuba last in 2005.”
He raised the hope of clearing the backlog of salaries the state is owing, saying “We will be free before the end of the month.” 
He said he would “talk” after he might have paid the outstanding salaries.
Aregbesola had stopped the artiste invited from singing for him which is his usual style anytime he was called to make his speech.
He said he would not dance because of the backlash which his administration had received because  of the salary issues. 

http://www.punchng.com/news/osun-judges-allegations-against-me-are-lies-aregbesola/
Cc: lalasticlala, ishilove

Of Course we knew the Judge was lying.

And that is the reason she is in trouble now, and honestly she should be de-barred for playing Politics as a Judge. Judges by virtue of the sensitive position they hold, in the Society are neutral politically even if they have strong opinions.

Ogbeni Rauf, the people of Osun State are completely behind you.

Hmmmmm, when a child is cutting tree in d forest it is d elder that knows where it will land.

Interesting...

DaBullIT:
We have seen, read and heard Pdp wailers lie before about many things, This does not surprise us

Stop supporting this man, he screwed up big time...

coolestrogue:


Aregbesola had stopped the artiste invited from singing for him which is his usual style anytime he was called to make his speech.
He said he would not dance because of the backlash which his administration had received because  of the salary issues. 

http://www.punchng.com/news/osun-judges-allegations-against-me-are-lies-aregbesola/
Cc: lalasticlala, ishilove

That man is a big joke.

HungerBAD:
Of Course we knew the Judge was lying.

And that is the reason she is in trouble now, and honestly she should be de-barred for playing Politics as a Judge. Judges by virtue of the sensitive position they hold, in the Society are neutral politically even if they have strong opinions.

Ogbeni Rauf, the people of Osun State are completely behind you.

God! Don't tell me you support that "ole" of a governor

coolestrogue:

God! Don't tell me you support that "ole" of a governor

I do not support any thief.

One thing you have to realize is that, Osun State in Nigeria is the poorest State. And have to work with the subvention from the Federal Government alone, to Govern from the money from the CENTER alone is very difficult.

Until the accounts of the State is made public, will not crucify him.

HungerBAD:


I do not support any thief.

One thing you have to realize is that, Osun State in Nigeria is the poorest State. And have to work with the subvention from the Federal Government alone, to Govern from the money from the CENTER alone is very difficult.

Until the accounts of the State is made public, will not crucify him.

But this same man told the world that osun state can survive without FG funds, he also boasted of IGR and all of that, why come out now to say they lied against him?
Let's be sincere, that man needs to be fired, he misused the state funds.


Where is lalasticlala and ishilove, when you need them?

And watching d osun state assembly laughed over d petition n d speaker recommendin d sack of d judge is tragic n most regrettable.

Ama80:
And watching d osun state assembly laughed over d petition n d speaker recommendin d sack of d judge is tragic n most regrettable.

They laughed because they know the Judge is a Joke. Those in the Assembly knows the exact amount that comes into the State and how it is disbursed, so know the Judge's accusation lacks merit.

Osun is a very poor State, and Ogbeni Rauf did not make the State poor, he met it that way.

HungerBAD:


They laughed because they know the Judge is a Joke. Those in the Assembly knows the exact amount that comes into the State and how it is disbursed, so know the Judge's accusation lacks merit.

Osun is a very poor State, and Ogbeni Rauf did not make the State poor, he met it that way.

You are insulting the good people of osun, you owe them an apology.

coolestrogue:

You are insulting the good people of osun, you owe them an apology.

Just stating an obvious statement of fact.

HungerBAD:


Just stating an obvious statement of fact.

That man mismanaged osun state funds, he should be persecuted and not celebrated.

CC:lalasticlala ishilove

What many of you do not know is debt management strategy for development that Osun is using .
Even at it peak , the allocation Osun was getting was small and not commiserate with her population and responsibilities. Once salaries are paid, virtually nothing remains .
What do you do to get around this to fund capital expenditure ?
You borrow and use the allocation as collateral.
you use the principal for capital projects while using a part of your allocation to pay off the interest.
This is how governments run worldwide .
In other words , recycle money.
At times debts will go up ,and at times , it will go down depending on the borrowing needs of the government
So you do not have to wait for 50 years until you have 20 billion to embark on a project which would cost 50 billion by that time .
However that model is contingent on a stable national economy and the federal government managing the country properly.
Osun problem started when madueke stealing went nitro 2 years ago .
Allocation went down
Interest rates went up
All sorts of illegal deductions were imposed by iweala like the police fee .
Oil prices collapsed .
All of a sudden , after interest payments , the allocation is not even enough to pay salaries.
Unlike Lagos who can easily brush aside the fall in allocation , Osun became stuck in a rot.
The problem here is not debt , the problem is revenues .

oduastates:
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"V" for what again?