My Administration Cleared Osun’s Debt Before Leaving Office – Aregbesola
Rauf Aregbesola, the former governor of Osun State, claimed on Saturday that his administration had no debt when he left office in 2018.
Aregbesola, who is currently the interior minister, responded to the assertion attributed to Bola Oyebamiji, the former commissioner for finance during the tenure of the governor-elect Gboyega Oyetola.
Aregbesola claimed in a statement released on Saturday by his media assistant, Mr. Sola Fasure, that the two significant debts he took out while in government have been repaid.
He added that, “They were the Sukkuk loans and the other was long-term concessionary facility by the Federal Government which have a long span repayment term.
“The deductions are minimal and they are not deductions that will infringe on the finances of the state.
The minister responded to the contentious N18 billion loan that the Oyetola-led administration had collected by saying, “I will propose that they look at all the loans and get to the Accountant-General of the state at Abere. Because the Accountant-General raised a memo in response to Governor Adeleke’s inquiry, I believe they would have more information than the Permanent Secretary (Finance).
“He is the most knowledgeable about the loans by the state as the custodian of the account of the state. They should count Aregbesola out of it.”
Aregbesola continued by stating that the situation is between the Adeleke and Oyetola administrations because his obligations have been settled.
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