Adeleke denies spending N2b on food, N6b on welfare packages in three months

• Drops breakdown on expenses

Osun Governor Ademola Adeleke has denied expending N2billion on food and using N6billion as welfare package in his office in three months.

Adeleke dismissed report of an online newspaper describing it as a laughable presumption and mischief.

According to him: “The report is false and mere fabrication arising from deliberate misinterpretation of budget data.”

Adeleke, in a statement by Commissioner of Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, explained that Governor’s office comprises more than seven agencies and departments with many government wide operations and activities.

He noted: “The N6.01 Billion referred to in the publication therefore encompasses the entire expenditures (Personnel, Overhead & Capital) of the Office of the Governor including the agencies and parastatals under it, for the period in question.

“The personnel cost which was a sum of N209m was for the 771 staff of twelve Bureau and Offices under the Office of Governor while the overhead which was a sum of N4 billion represent the amount spent on acquisition/replacement of vehicles and financing of Imole Medical outreach.

“The N1.7b on Capital represents the amount spent on the refurbishment of quarters and government offices. In the same vein, the N800m naira referred to in the publication represents the entire expenditure of the State House of Assembly for the period.

“It should be noted that the amount quoted for the refreshment and meal, welfare packages, and publicity and advertising were meant for all the Ministries, Department and Agencies including all Tertiary Institutions in the State.”