The Civil Societies Coalition for Emancipation of Osun state has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of defending Governor Rauf Aregbesola in his fight against corruption.
According to the group, President Buhari is shielding Governor Argebesola from being investigated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) following the allegations of corruption against him, The Punch reports.
This was disclosed by Sulaiman Adeniyi, the chairman of the group at a press conference in Osogbo, the state capital on Monday, July 27, 2015.
Adeniyi while listing the alleged sins of Governor Aregbesola, said that Aregbesola lied about the amount of revenue which the state amassed in the past four years.
He added that the governor avoided the due process and accountability in public finance.
He said: “President Muhammadu Buhari is shielding Aregbesola from Investigation by anti-graft bodies over criminal financial mismanagement.
“We are surprised that despite the fact that a petition was sent to the EFCC and the ICPC about two months ago, these agencies of the Federal Government, under President Muhammadu Buhari, have refused to respond to this matter of urgent public interest.
“The mismanagement of the state’s resources has led to the death of many citizens from extreme poverty occasioned by the governor’s failure to pay salaries pensions and cooperative deductions thereby killing commercial activities and threatening the security of lives and property of the state.”
Meanwhile, despite several months of unpaid salaries in his state, Governor Aregbesola has stated that Osun is one of the best places in Nigeria.
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