It’s not time to take 2nd or 3rd wife – Gov Adeleke warns Osun LG caretaker committee members

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke,  has warned all the local government caretaker committee members in the state not to be financially reckless.

Adeleke, who sounded this note of warning on Wednesday, August 16, during the swearing-in of local government caretaker committee members at the state government Secretariat, Abere, told them it was not a time to marry a second wife.

The governor warned them that anyone engaging in corrupt practices in office would be spared.

Adeleke said, “Very important is the issue of financial discipline. This is not the time to marry a second or third wife. This is a time of financial prudence. Anyone found engaging in corrupt practices will be severely sanctioned.

“Your appointment is part of the process by my administration to kickstart a process that will produce a democratically elected local government system.

“I am directing you to hit the ground running by developing your respective local government areas through developmental initiatives.”

Adeleke also lamented that the previous government violated the constitution and the law by conducting local government elections after its defeat, insisting that the election was a sham and a waste of billions of taxpayers’ money, maintaining that the Oyetola administration did not comply with the specific provisions of the law.

He also urged the new caretaker committee members to take note of the following:

“You and your team must fashion a local copy of the five-point agenda for implementation in your local government. This will help to deepen the reach and touch of our administration across the State;

“You can also make a difference by developing local development plans for your local areas. This will help to take care of your local peculiarities,” he stated.

Politics Nigeria recalled that on August 15, 2022, the Adegboyega Oyetola administration, having lost his second term bid, conducted a local government election in Osun.

The election, which was boycotted by all the political parties in the state except the All Progressives Congress (APC) saw the party claiming an overwhelming victory.

However, the Osun Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other parties sought legal redress and it was granted by the Federal High Court sitting in Osogbo.

The election was declared illegal. This decision made the Ademola Adeleke administration appoint Council Managers.