The media aide to the immediate past Osun Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, Ismail Omipidan has stated that the looting of Government House, Osogbo was allegedly perpetrated by men loyal to the State governor, Ademola Adeleke.
Omipidan made this known during a press conference in Osogbo on Wednesday.
While describing the looting allegation against Oyetola as not only ridiculous but sarcastic as it was intended to soil the reputable image of his principal, he expressed disappointment at the false alarm raised by Adeleke’s men who, according to him, should have been ordinarily guided by the record of the inventory taken before the formal handover of the items in Governor’s lodge and Presidential quarters in Government House, respectively.
Slamming Adeleke and his men for the failure to protect the items bequeathed to them by the outgone administration, Omipidan queried why it took them 72 hours to formally raise allegation of looting.
He averred that it was ungodly for Adeleke’s stooges to have raised empty alarm over an illicit action taken by them adding that it is on record that the new government took over the possession of the Government House a day to the inauguration of Ademola Adeleke.
In his words, “All the items alleged to have been carted away were intact as at the time of handing over. If there was any looting as claimed by the agents of the new government, then we should look in their direction.
“My principal is a man of impeccable character. How on earth any right-thinking person will accuse him of stealing things as cheap as spoons, methylated spirit, cooker and emptying the First Aid Box?
“My principal stopped sleeping in the Government House on Saturday, November 19, 2022 and by November 26, 2022, an inventory was conducted in company of DSS officials who were attached to the Government House at the time and security operatives attached to the new Governor, particularly A. Umale and Pius Akpan.
“According to Omipidan, in the DSS report dated November 26, 2022, and titled: ‘INVENTORY OF ITEMS IN OSUN STATE GOVERNOR’S AND PRESIDENTIAL LODGES,’ it is reported that, ‘On 26th November, 2022, about 1400houre, a team of the Protocol Department, Osun State Governor’s Office, Abere, led by Mr. FALODE, in company of two(2) officers of the Department of State Services (DSS), namely Usman ADEDIRAN and Sunday Posu, painstakingly took the inventory of items in the above mentioned places.
