The Osun State government has dismissed an allegation from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) that it froze the state account because of a looted N11 billion, insisting that no such funds were misappropriated.
In a statement issued on Thursday by Kolapo Alimi, the Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, alleged that the real reason the commission froze the state account on the order of Gboyega Oyetola was to stop the payment of palliatives which the state government promised the workers some months ago.
The statement noted that the account freezing marks the climax of Gboyega Oyetola, the Minister of Marine and Blue Economy/ Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, historic anti-workers’ obsession.
The statement reads: “Fortunately, we have paid the palliatives to all Osun State workers. The latest payment of palliatives followed negotiation arising from workers’ request to cushion the effect of the harsh economic
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