The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has defended embattled Osun Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, extolling his leadership virtues and crowning him as the most proactive State Governor in Nigeria saying he should be regarded as a model to others.

Mohammed during an interactive session with Vanguard Newspaper exonerated Aregbesola of any financial recklessness, stating that despite his inability to pay salaries, the APC still celebrates him for the giant strides he has recorded.

“Osun State is probably the most cosmopolitan State in the whole of Nigeria.

“We are very proud of our Governor, Rauf Aregbesola and we stand by him because he is one of the most proactive governors, he is one governor that has taken the reason for governance very seriously.

“Up to 2013 December, the average that was distributed between the three tiers of the federation was about N800 billion a month but as of May last year, N338 billion was what was distributed, so what you have is that most states have suffered more than 50 per cent decline in revenue accruing to them from the federation account.

“So, the fact that a state cannot pay salaries does not mean the governor has been guilty of embezzlement or misappropriation of funds, after all, there are some states that take derivation from oil that are still owing.”

Following Aregbesola’s inability to pay salaries of civil servants and pensioners for up to 8 months, Nigerians have continued to raise calls for his immediate removal on account of his gross incompetence and financial recklessness.
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8months that is quite a long tym.

What makes this man an hero?