He equally suspended the project coordinator to allow for unhindered review of the loan administration while the consultant was directed to return to government the N70million bullet proof jeep in her possession.

The governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has directed the immediate suspension of the project consultant for the Ilesa Water Project, Mrs Tawa Williams, over alleged questionable handling of $106million dollar loan for the project.

The governor in a statement by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, further ordered full scale probe of the entire project and disbursed loans especially as there was no progress on the project despite reported disbursement of N10billion and another $28million on the project.


He equally suspended the project coordinator to allow for unhindered review of the loan administration while the consultant was directed to return to government the N70million bullet proof jeep in her possession.

The statement said the governor’s directive was sequel to the interim report of the State's Assets Recovery Committee chaired by Dr B.T. Salami which made recommendations for immediate action to stop further squandering of loans secured to execute the Water Project.

“The State Chief Executive frowned at large scale corruption reflected in the handling of the loans and the project, an action he regretted has denied people of Ilesa and environs of drinkable water.


"My administration will dig into this matter with all seriousness. The huge fund in question is loans to be repaid. We have a sacred duty to ensure accountability and transparency in the handling of the fund and the project.”

The Assets Recovery Committee had submitted an interim report which revealed an ongoing large scale pilfering of the procured loans while the project recorded no progress commesurating with reported expenditure.

According to the interim report of Salami led committee, the Islamic Development Bank agreed to fund the project to the tune of $65 million while the Federal Government provided $41.94 million.

"So far, a total of $27.073 million has been expended from the IDB loan of $65 million, leaving a balance of the sum of $37.926 million. However, from the Federal Government loan of $41.94 million which the Consultant had converted to N12 Billion, the sum of N10 Billion had been purportedly spent on the project, leaving a balance of N2 Billion,” the report posited.

The committee noted that despite the huge sums of $27.073 million and N10 Billion of the state resources (repayable loans) already spent so far, the Ilesa water project was not yet functional and the people of Ilesa were yet to access any water.

The recommendations of the committee which Governor Adeleke endorsed are as follow, “The suspension of the Consultant and the Project Coordinator with immediate effect;

“The Government should take a second look at the process leading to the auctioning of the various water pipes across the state and the revenue which accrued therefrom;

“Given the enormity of the money involved in the Ilesa Water Project which are loans repayable by the Osun State Government both to IDB and the Federal Government, the execution of the project be probed with a view to ensuring that the state gets value for its money and that the loans are not diverted to private pockets;

“The N70 million bullet-proof project vehicle in possession of the Consultant be immediately retrieved from her; The State Government should reconcile the level of its financial exposure ($65 million and $41.94 million) on this project with other financial exposures of the state with a view to determining and/or ascertaining the total indebtedness of the state to both local and international creditors.”

https://saharareporters.com/2022/12/28/osun-governor-adeleke-suspends-consultant-who-executed-106million-ilesa-water-project

Frontpage Lalasticlala, Mynd44, Dominique, nlfpmod, Justwise...when will Nigerians stop bleeding their country dry?

Same way Ihedioha started, and we all know how it ended.

When a new administration’s starts using words like stop, suspend, accuses and condemns, then it’s failure already a constant.

It’s almost 90 days and we are yet to start reading words like create, commission, inaugurates, partners e.t.c

Osun people better go buy dancing shoes. The only thing administration will offer, is music.

CoronaVirusRelo:
Same way Ihedioha started, and we all know how it ends.

When a new administration’s starts using words like stop, suspend, accuses and condemns, then it’s a failure it’s already a constant.

It’s almost 90 days and we are yet to start read words like create, commission, inaugurates, partners e.t.c

Osun people better go buy dancing shoes. The only thing administration will offer, is music.

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CoronaVirusRelo:
Same way Ihedioha started, and we all know how it ended.

When a new administration’s starts using words like stop, suspend, accuses and condemns, then it’s a failure it’s already a constant.

It’s almost 90 days and we are yet to start read words like create, commission, inaugurates, partners e.t.c

Osun people better go buy dancing shoes. The only thing administration will offer, is music.

This is how you run a government. Only a thief and a looter will think or write this nonsense. The thing is I don't even support PDP but I will hundred percent support what the governor is doing for now in as much has he cares for the people first.

CoronaVirusRelo:
Same way Ihedioha started, and we all know how it ended.

When a new administration’s starts using words like stop, suspend, accuses and condemns, then it’s a failure it’s already a constant.

It’s almost 90 days and we are yet to start read words like create, commission, inaugurates, partners e.t.c

Osun people better go buy dancing shoes. The only thing administration will offer, is music.

This your criminal mindset is too bad.

CoronaVirusRelo:
Same way Ihedioha started, and we all know how it ended.

When a new administration’s starts using words like stop, suspend, accuses and condemns, then it’s failure already is a constant.

It’s almost 90 days and we are yet to start read words like create, commission, inaugurates, partners e.t.c

Osun people better go buy dancing shoes. The only thing administration will offer, is music.

If we have 90 more people like you Nigeria is finished. We have to pray for deliverance from animals like you as a citizen.

duality:



This your criminal mindset is too bad.

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