The authority of the anti-graft body, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has invited the members of the top management of the Osun State College of Education (OSSCE), Ila-Orangun over alleged illegal diversion of over N300 million public funds approved for the construction of Amphitheatre (Lecture Theatre) and other valuable projects in institution.
It would be recalled that an Osun State based Civil Society Organization (CSO), the Civil Societies Coalition for the Emancipation of Osun State (CSCEOS) led by its Chairman, Comrade Adeniyi, Alimi Sulaiman had earlier appeared before the agency to endorse its petition dated Monday 21st March, 2016 which was forwarded to the Acting Executive Chairman of the EFCC, Mr. Ibrahim Magu, over the subject matter.
Those invited were the Chairman of the College Governing Council and younger brother to Chief Bisi Akande, the former Interim National Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr. Oyeniyi Akande, College Provost, Professor Isaac Oyewole, Registrar, Mr. Aderiola Adeoti, former Bursar (now College of Education, Ilesa), Mr. Akin Latilo, College former Acting Provost, Dr. Basiru Gbadamosi and a member of the Governing Council, Mr. David Olayinka Olojede.
Others involved in the alleged diversion of project funds were; Mr. Oyegbade Reuben Abayo, Mr. Amobi Yinusa Akinlola, Mr. Ayoola Peter Olajiola, Mr. Moses Oyewole Otitoola, Mr. Kujeunbola Oluwafemi, Dr. Omotosho Adeleke and Dr. Adeleke Sulaiman Ajala.
A source close to the College informed that the College Governing Council Chairman, Provost and Registrar respectively held a marathon meeting last Friday for almost five hours at Ogunlade Guest House of the institution ahead of Monday appearance at the Ibadan Zonal office of the EFCC.
Another source from the College alleged that its former Acting Provost, Dr. Busari Gbadamosi, has recently returned the sum of N10 million out of the project funds in question to the College
management, adding that Dr. Gbadamosi had concluded plan to reveal the truth of the whole matter and other related issues before the anti-graft body so as to help the agency on its investigation to unravel the whole saga.
This was contained in a statement issued by the CSCEOS’s Directorate of Media and Strategy, which was made available to newsmen on Sunday, Comrade Sulaiman disclosed that out of the sum of N107 million first payment released to the Skye Bank, Ring Road Ibadan branch Account Number: 1771403093 of the Digitpro Engineering Technology Ltd, Ibadan, being the part of mobilisation fees for the construction of a Lecture Theatre (Amphittheatre), sum of N41,093,694.36 on March 4th, 2014 were diverted to the Fidelity Bank Plc Account Number: 5600078243 with Cheque Number: 00000005 of De Capstone Ltd where Mr. Akande had vested interest.
According to CSCEOS, “As third eye of the people, it is our responsibility and right to expose every yoke of corruption in our society as stipulated in the Sections 15 sub-section (5) and 24
sub-section (1e) of the amended 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
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