OGUN GOVERNMENT SCRIBE DEBUNKS RUMOURED RESIGNATION
The Secretary to Ogun State Government, Barrister Adeoluwa Taiwo has debunked speculations that he has voluntarily resigned from government,explaining that the self acclaimed blogger who originated the falsehood is a known notorious mischiefmaker,who is still facing cyber criminal charge.
It would be recalled that,the ‘resignation’ of the government scribe pervaded the social network in the last 24 hours, and credited to one SF Ojo as the alleged originator of the controversial news.
The unfounded ‘breaking news’ read thus; Ogun SSG Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa resigns! Sights Governor’s financial recklessness. Amosun makes frantic effort to upturn his resignation’.
‘In a very sharp twist of events within the top hierarchy of government in Ogun State, the state SSG Barrister Taiwo Adeoluwa has forwarded his resignation letter to the governor. From a very reliable source within the government circle, it was revealed that all has not been going on well with between the governor and the SSG’,the fake news added.
‘The EFCC had visited the SSG’s office twice and the ministry of works and infrastructure once going through their papers with regards to the purchase of Armored Vehicles, events holding funds and road construction in the state in the last 4 years’,the acclaimed blogger said.
‘Just recently, the SSG challenged the governor right in the middle of the weekly state executive meeting, going against the reconstruction of the Gateway Annex building and questioning the amount it was awarded for and why it should be concessioned after spending that huge amount’,the speculation added.
The SSG was said to have advised the governor to channel ‘the money into various abandoned projects which the governor bluntly refused for obvious reasons.It was also revealed that the SSG was very bothered with the high level of financial recklessness and confided in close friends that he’s afraid of going to jail after this administration’,the writer stated.
‘The high level of financial recklessness forced the SSG to travel out of the country and directed his assistant to forward his resignation letter to the office of the governor directly when he gets abroad. The governor upon receiving the resignation letter has began frantic effort to get in touch with the SSG and keep the news away from the media. The SSG has refused to pick his calls and later switched off his phones’,the fake story added.
‘It is however not clear if the SSG has returned to the country as things seem to be falling apart within the government of Senator Ibikunle Amosun’,the writer wrote.
However, when contacted the Secretary to State Government, Barrister Adeoluwa Taiwo denied such resignation, saying it was the mischevious imagination of the writer who should not be take serious.
He said, the self-acclaimed blogger had earlier been charged to Magistrate Court in Abeokuta last year, where he was facing charge of falsehood story agaInst the wife of the governor.
In the course of his trial, charges against him were ammended under cyber crime, and was granted bail,as the case transferred to Federal High Court,where he is currently facing cyber crime charge.
The government scribe explained that,contrary to the fake news that he was no more in government, he still represented the government at a function on Friday held at Abeokuta Sports Club,where new executive of the club were sworn in.
‘The originator of the fake news, SF Ojo is a known notorious liar and mischevemaker. What a rubbish,his action is not good for the system. This is same person who was arrainge at Abeokuta Magistrate Court last year on similar falsehood. His case is still also at Federal High Court,where he is facing cybercrime charge’
‘An let me say this, apart been a personal friend of the governor for years, I will continue to contribute my quota positively for the success of his administration. I have not resign as being speculated. I was still at the governors wives forum held few days ago in Abeokuta
