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Missing Vehicles: Ajimobi Got Facts Wrong – Oyo Govt

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August 12, 2019
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Governor Seyi Makinde (right) with Senator Abiola Ajimobi.

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THE immediate past Governor of Oyo State, Abiola Ajimobi misrepresented facts as regards the vehicles carted away by operatives of his government.

This was said by the government of Oyo State on Monday.

The former Governor, had while speaking to newsmen on the occasion of this year’s Eid-il- Kabir celebration, described the alarm raised by the incumbent government in Oyo as a “minor issue,”  adding that his aides paid for the vehicles they carted away.

But a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Seyi Makinde, Mr Taiwo Adisa indicated that the former Governor mixed up the facts of the matter.

“There should be no ambiguity about this issue of missing or stolen cars.

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“The alarm raised by the government of Engineer Seyi Makinde on the unprecedented looting of official vehicles has nothing to do with cars that were legally sold or boarded to the different officials of the past administration. 

“The vehicles we are concerned about are official cars carted away without legal instruments. 

“Contrary to the statement of former Governor Ajimobi, many of the vehicles carted away illegally are new and in working conditions. 

“You cannot possibly classify a vehicle procured in February of this year as an old car just a few months after it was purchased.”

The statement added that the Oyo State government has no issue with vehicles properly boarded by past officials.

It indicated that issues were raised on vehicles given out by the past administration as “parting gifts.”

The statement further added that the illegally taken away vehicles were not paid for by those involved.

“That is why a number of vehicles have so far been retrieved.

“We must put on record that taking away government property is really a sad development in the annals of public accountability,” the statement read.

The statement added: “This government frowns at any attempt to justify illegality. The government has sworn to always do what is right and so cannot ignore such misrepresentations.

“The first thing to say is that many of the vehicles were not boarded by officials of the past administration, but were taken away without payment. 

“There is nowhere in the public service that a governor is allowed to gift public property to cronies like a Santa Claus.

“If the former governor claims that it happens elsewhere, that cannot be a justification. This government is determined to ensure that every kobo of taxpayers will be accounted for.

“We also restate our commitment to ensuring that all the vehicles illegally taken away are recovered.

“So far, we are impressed by the work of the committee saddled with the recovery of the assets illegally taken.

“The Committee will continue to have the full backing of the government.

The statement expressed worries at another attempt by the former Governor to brand civil servants as ‘thieves,” adding that such branding is unhelpful.

“We are not amused by the branding of our civil servants as “thieves” by the former Governor, but we are much worried about what he did to reform the system while in power.”

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