Alleged L.G. Funds Diversion: Begin prosecution of Aregbesola now, rights group tells EFCC
A rights group under the aegis of Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice(CHRSJ) has called on the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to begin the criminal prosecution of the former Governor of Osun State,Mr. Rauf Adesoji Aregbesola and Interim National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress(ADC) over alleged diversion of Local Government funds for period of eight(8) years of his administration in the State.
Aregbesola who governed the State between the 2010 – 2018, was dragged before the anti-graft agencies for misappropriation of different funds accrued to the State from federation account and particularly,the Local Government funds through the phantom projects claimed to be carried out on behalf of the local council then.
The CHRSJ which was the leading group comprises of Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State( CSCEOS) under the leadership of Late Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman(aka Revolutionary Alfa),had earlier written different petition letters to the anti- graft agency with convincing tangible evidences,requesting for immediate prosecution of Aregbesola after leaving office as a Governor of Osun State in 2018 due to the expiration of immunity of his exalted office.
But to dismay of the civil rights group,the anti- graft agency turn deaf hear after the group leadership had written the statement at the Zonal office of the agency in Ibadan,the Oyo State Capital to adopt the petition for beginning of the prosecution of Aregbesola over the alleged financial crime totalling over N600 billion.
Among the Petition Letters written to the
anti-corruption agency dated as follows; Friday,4th of September,2015,Thursday,17th of June ,2016 and Monday 19th of November,2018 respectively for subsequent prosecution of Aregbesola over alleged
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