Osun Workers Entered One Chance, Says APC

Yusuf Oketola

THE All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State of Osun have said that workers in the state have entered a proverbial one chance vehicle over the inability of Governor Ademola Adeleke to implement the cashback of their promo on and arrears.

APC berated the Peoples Democra c Party (PDP) and Adeleke over the delay in the payment of March salaries to workers in the state.

According to the Acting Chairman of the party, Sooko Tajudeen Lawal, what is currently going on in the state is a pointer to the fact that the workers appears to have been ‘unwi ngly sweet-talked’ by Adeleke into believing in his leadership.

Lawal, in a press statement issued by the Director of Media and Informaon, Chief Kola Olabisi, on Wednesday, accused Adeleke of financial recklessness, saying he has lavished the fund bequeathed on him.

The Chairman said: “As a responsible and responsive opposi on party, we make bold to say that it was not true that there were miscalcula ons by salary officers.

“The fact remains that the administra on of Adeleke has exhausted everything in the ki y. The workers have entered a proverbial one chance vehicle.

“It was reliably gathered that the computa on was done and correctly done. When it was collated with the March salaries, the governor discovered that they had less fund to underwrite it.

“Hence, Adeleke directed that it should be put on hold ll the next alloca on. In order to cover the shame, the bureaucrats were asked to divert the a en on of the public by pu ng the blame of commission of errors in computa on on salary officers. That was not the truth. It was a diversion.

“It is saddening that the Adeleke administra on could be fabrica ng lies about the livelihood of the people in the month of Ramadan and Lenten season without any iota of sympathy for the expectant workers.

Armed Robbery Taking Place On Nov. 27 Bridge In Osogbo, Residents Alert Police

Ismaeel Uthman

THERE have been two reported armed robbery incidents on the Oba Adesoji Aderemi East bypass road in Osogbo, capital of the State of Osun.

According to sources who were privy to the robbery cases, the two incidents happened around 8pm at November 27 bridge.

The sources told OSUN DEFENDER that the men of the underworld carrying out the dastard acts are young guys armed with pump acons and other weapons.

OSUN DEFENDER noted that Ataoja Police Division is less than 5 buildings to the robbery scene.

One of the vic ms of the armed robbers told the medium yesterday that she was robbed of an undisclosed amount in cash and electronic transfer.

The vic m who was reluctant to speak with press said the armed robbers were carrying an electronic configured machine different from Point of Sales (POS) with which they withdrew money from her account.

She said: “I was coming from Owode-Ede and I climbed the November 27 bridge; I no ced vehicles were parked by the roadside a er the bridge and I slowed down. I saw a woman running towards me and I asked what was wrong, before I knew it, one young guy with gun approached and asked me to surrender everything with me. He collected the cash with me and my ATM. He asked for the pin of the ATM and I told him. I no ced he did not insert the ATM into the machine with him; he just swiped it and le .”

“Those guys (armed robbers) are young and they speak good English. The guns with them are long.”

Another vic m, who prayed not to be named said she was robbed on Wednesday under the November 27 bridge at about 8pm.

She said the armed robbers collected her phones, cash and jewelries, adding that her ATM card was also collected.

According to her, the armed robbers therea er witdrew an undisclosed amount of money through a POS machine with them.

When contacted, the rehabilitated, you can go from here to Ede. The major occupa on of people here is farming.

Ac ng Public Rela ons Officer, Osun Command, Theophilus Adekola, said he was not aware of the incidents, promising to find out and get back to the medium.

“We urge the state government to help us. There are big farms here, if this road is reconstructed, it will alleviate the suffering of the people and boost the economy of this area. The government should help us with bridge and drainages”, he said.

Also, a resident of Ifesowopo community in Atakunmosa, Mr. Nurudeen Sunnonu, stated that it has become a difficult task for vehicles to go out or come into the community whenever it rained.

He said: “Any me it rained, no vehicle can come in or go out of this community. We appeal to the state government to please come to our aid especially to construct a bridge to allow free flow of water”.

“We are aware of the road construc on approvals by Governor Adeleke, he should also remember us in this community. The condi on is ge ng worse as we are fully entering the raining season”.