Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has revealed that the state lost billions of Naira that should have been earned as Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) to illegal miners. DAILY POST reports.
He claimed that the past administration of Adegboyega Oyetola wasted resources in the way the Ilesa Water Project was executed.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaGovernor Adeleke disclosed this as he addressed academic and non-academic staff during an unscheduled visit to the Osun State College of Education, Ilesa on Friday.Information Guide Nigeria
In his address during the visit, the governor took the opportunity to inform the people of Ijesha about the Ilesa Water Project and the effect of illegal mining activities in the region under the previous administration in relation to water pollution, environmental degradation, and income leakage.NYSC Portal
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The issue of illegal mining and the upgrade of the College of Education, Ilesa, has been a source of contention between the Adeleke administration and the outgone administration of Adegboyega Oyetola.
In his words, “The past APC government mismanaged the Ilesa water project with more than 12 billion naira spent so far without any result.
“I have met with the Minister of Water Resources who confirmed to me that the project failed due to fraudulent activities of the contractor. It is also public knowledge that the Consultant for the water project alleged a demand of five million dollars from the state house committee on water resources.”JAMB Result
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“We have since set up a Joint Committee with the Ministry of Water Resources. The contract will be re-advertised after an out-of-court settlement with all the stakeholders involved in the project,” the Governor stated.
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