Adeleke laments cash crunch, stops appointees’ foreign trips

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has suspended foreign trips for top officials of his administration for the rest of the year, except for emergency situations.

The governor also directed the Head of Service, Mr Leye Aina, to prepare a memo that would state the relationship between the commissioners and Special Advisers to ensure efficiency in the governance process.

Speaking during a meeting held with members of the State Executive Council, as a prelude to the submission of the Medium Term Expenditure Framework to the state House of Assembly, Adeleke declared that excessive spending on recurrent and overheads must be avoided.

Urging cabinet members to make personal sacrifices, the governor explained that all members of the administration must demonstrate readiness to sacrifice in the face of the state’s harsh financial situation.