By our reporter 12.8.2026
Former Osun State governor and now Nigeria’s minister of blue economy, Adegboyega Oyetola has been accused of prompting the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to go after the bank accounts of the Osun State government.
The EFCC had accused the governor Ademola Adeleke led government of diverting ₦11 billion from the Osun State treasury, but Mr. Adeleke denied the allegations insisting that the move by the EFCC was politically motivated. President Bola Tinubu, in the heat of the EFCC assault on Osun accounts, distanced himself and ordered the Federal government agency to back off.
Osun State commissioner of information Kolapo Alimi writing on his X social media platform Wednesday stated that Oyetola was the brain behind the EFCC move to freeze Osun government accounts.
.“The real reason the commission froze the state account on the order of Gboyega Oyetola was to stop the payment of palliatives which the state government promised the workers some months ago.
“Fortunately, we have paid the palliatives to all Osun State workers.
“All material facts point to the fact that the commission is pursuing a hatchet job for the Osun APC by illegally freezing the state account and falsely accusing the government of looting ecological and other state funds.”
He added that Osun accounts are clean and there have been no diversion of funds, but rather it has been money well spent on development projects meant to improve the lives of Osun citizens.
“We don’t loot public funds in Osun State; we deliver on public goods and services.”
“There is no fund to loot in Osun State as the little resources we have are expended on the many mega projects, workers welfare and sectoral developments for the benefit of the masses.”