Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State Party immediately ordered the freezing of the state’s accounts in banks and other financial institutions after his swearing-in as the sixth president.
Mr Adeleke directed an immediate return to status quo ante of all appointments, placements and other major decisions taken by former Governor Gboyega Oyetola’s administration from July 17, the day after the governorship election in the state.
The governor said a panel would be set up to conduct an inventory of government assets and recover those in the wrong hands.
The governor ordered an immediate reversal to the constitutionally-recognised name of the state as Osun State from the former “State of Osun”.
“All government insignia, correspondences and signages should henceforth reflect Osun State, rather than the state of Osun’, which is unknown to the Nigerian Constitution.
“Under my watch as the governor of Osun, I will boldly correct all past injustices, corrupt acts or policies by any previous administration, which are against the collective interest of our people,” he said.
He assured that all directives he gave on Sunday would be backed with appropriate executive orders.
Mr Adeleke assured that as governor, he would demonstrate a high sense of urgency, transparency, justice and innovation to tackle and solve the problems of poverty, illiteracy, disease, and poor infrastructure in the state.
The governor said that all policies that were not favourable to the growth and effective local government administration would be reviewed in accordance with the law.
He assured labour unions in the state of his administration’s willingness to protect workers’ interests and to promote their welfare at all times, adding that he would be labour-friendly.
The governor frowned at what he described as mass employment by the immediate past administration without financial backing.
He pleaded with workers to give him a few weeks to review and sort out all “malicious actions and confusions” that the immediate past administration had created since July 17.
“For the purpose of emphasis, I will be a governor for all Osun people regardless of differences in language, faith, political affiliation or any other considerations,” he said.
The dignitaries at the inauguration included Governors Godwin Obaseki of Edo, Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom, Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta, Aminu Tambuwal of Kano, and Douye Diri of Bayelsa.
Others were PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his wife Titi, PDP national chairman, Iyiorcha Ayu, and former Senate President Bukola Saraki.
Also, the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, former Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose, Tony Elumelu, and David Adeleke, aka Davido, among others, were present.
(NAN)
