Don’t go into any contractual obligations with Osun govt – Gov elect warns contractors

Osun State governor-elect, Senator Ademola Adeleke has told contractors and consultants not to have any contractual dealings with the outgoing government.

This warning came as an alert to avoid any situation whereby the incoming government will have to bear the responsibility for any sinister contractual obligations.

The spokesperson of the Governor-elect, Olawale Rasheed, has via a signed statement said, the action of the Governor elect was premised on evidence he had received of ongoing plans by the outgoing government of the State, to as a matter of emergency, award contracts worth several billions of Naira.

According to the statement, “As we warned last week, reports coming from the outgoing government confirmed that the agenda to bankrupt Osun State on several fronts has commenced with placement of advertisement for awards of bogus contracts.

“The government has placed advertisements in several newspapers inviting contractors for expression of interests in some projects. We are also aware of other financial dealings ongoing within the governments including alleged sanitisation of financial documents among others.

“We are using this medium to call on contractors and consultants to avoid any contractual dealings with the outgoing government.

“This urgent alert becomes necessary to avoid any avoidable risk-taking as the incoming government will not bear responsibility for any sinister contractual obligations.

“We are equally calling on financial institutions to be cautious in their financial transactions with the outgoing governments. We cannot stress enough that entering into loans or other associated obligations with the outgoing government amounts to collaboration for financial illegality.”

“Any financial transaction with the outgoing government is a risk that the incoming administration will not be accountable for,” the statement also warned.