The Osun State government has stated that the assertion by the Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Governor Ademola Adeleke has collected and squandered one trillion naira of the state's allocation from 2022 to date is fake news from a party that is set for another defeat in 2026.

The government stated that the opposition's statement is a devilish fabrication, a mischievous propaganda, and a failed attempt to discredit the brilliant performance of the current administration, as attested to by local and international stakeholders.

Spokesperson to Governor Ademola, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, gave the above response to a press statement from the state leadership of the APC, questioning how the governor spent a fabricated one trillion naira allocation to the state from 2022 to date.

Describing the state APC as a party that has ran out of ideas amidst its single digit popularity rating, the spokesperson said Governor Adeleke from 2022 to date has not received anything near one trillion naira and has judiciously managed state resources with particular target of meeting the crucial and critical needs of the state in the area of health, infrastructure, education, business financing, cooperative empowerment, sports development, agriculture, technology development, workers welfare and pension management.

“Only an anti-people party will claim not to see the almost 322 kilometers of roads across the state, the 200 health centre renovations, the rehabilitation of more than 100 schools, the ongoing dualisation across several towns, the ongoing upgrading and rehabilitation of several water works, the multibillion naira local and grassroots development projects, the flyover bridges, the new tractors, the ongoing renovation and upgrading of Osogbo stadium to a five star standard among others.

“Only a party set for another rejection in 2026 will deny the payment of half salaries owed workers and which the APC failed to pay while it governed the state. Pensioners are living witnesses of how state funds are being spent to offset pension debt which APC refused to pay and being liquidated by Governor Ademola Adeleke. The enrolment of over 30, 000 pensioners in the state health insurance scheme is an unprecedented policy which even the Federal Government has now adopted.

“Governor Adeleke has reduced the humongous Osun debt stock by 40 per cent according to the Federal Debt Management Office. Yet, he has not borrowed a kobo from 2022 to date. Out of selflessness, the governor is not collecting security votes and instead ensures that security expenditures are treated and processed within the approval system.

“The public is also aware that since the seizure of Osun local government funds by the APC, the state government has been shouldering the financial burdens of the local governments. This ensures that thousands of families working across sectors at the local government levels do not go hungry as intended by those who masterminded the illegal seizure of the LG fund.

“The impact of the state expenditure is being felt across the sectors. The Nigerian Union of Teachers has repeatedly applauded Governor Adeleke for its passionate attention to teachers welfare, training and upkeep. Osun is now ranked number seven in NECO ranking. Osun was number 33 under APC.

“In 2022, Osun infrastructure deficit was placed at close to 80 per cent by several credible infra groups. In 2025, the infra deficit has been reduced by 40 percent. In South West and at a programme moderated by a Federal agency, Osun came first in the area of access to primary health care.

“Pensioners, workers, farmers, artisans, market operators and others are applauding the governor daily. We are not expecting the state APC to own up to its failures while in office but it can at least be silent to allow Osun people to enjoy good governance and ongoing delivery of unprecedented democratic dividend”, the Spokesperson noted.