Elected Peoples Democratic Party Council Officials under the umbrella of All Local Government Association of Nigeria (ALGON), Osun State chapter has accused the state branch of Central Bank of Nigeria of neglecting ethical practices, embracing compromise and partisan politics.
The chairman of ALGON in the state, Sarafadeen Awotunde, made the allegation while addressing journalists on Tuesday.
Awotunde accused the head of the CBN in Osun, Mrs. Omolara Adeleke, of providing the reportedly reinstated APC council chairmen with a form in order to open Local Government accounts.
Pointing to the Court of Appeal judgement that dismissed the application of the All Progressives Congress to re-list the judgement of the Federal High Court judgement that hitherto sacked the Yes or No chairmen, Awotunde maintained that the decision of the leader of the Osun region of the Central Bank to flout the order of the court and that of president Bola Tinubu is an affront.
According to him”We have the evidence that Mrs. Adeleke Abiola Omolara, the comptroller of the CBN, Osun region, has provided the sacked chairmen with a form, with a view to opening Local government Accounts for them,this is an aberration, unethical PRACTICE and a decision to cause problem in Osun state”.
Expressing his dissatisfaction in the way the authorities of the CBN in Osun treated the elected chairmen under the umbrella of PDP during a visit to the bank in Osogbo, Awotunde accused Mrs Adeleke of instructing security operatives to shut the doors at them.
“We were at the Central Bank today, Tuesday june24th, 2025,after the deputy chief security officer scheduled the appointment with Mrs. Adeleke Abiola Omolara, the comptroller of the Bank, but unfortunately, a lady security assaulted us, threatening to shoot at us and another matching on the certified True copy of the recent court of Appeal judgement, allegedly on the order of Mrs. Adeleke Abiola Omolara the CBN comptroller Osun region”.
The ALGON chairman, however, commended the state governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke for the way he has handled the local government crisis.
Awotunde urged Mrs Adeleke to desist from playing the cards of some political impostors and obey the constitution, which identified a lawfully voted chairman, the director of finance, the head of local government, and the director of Administrations as the only recognized signatories to local government account.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
