The newly-sworn-in Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke on Monday suspended the Chairman of the Osun State Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC), Segun Oladitan, and six members of the commission over alleged corruption.
In a statement issued and signed by the Secretary to the Osun State Government, Teslim Igbalaye, the governor said the suspension should take effect immediately.
The other members of the commission that were suspended include Yusuf Oyeniran, Suibat Adubi, Yinka Ajiboye, Abosede Omibeku, Dosu Gidigbi and Wahab Adewoyin.
“This suspension is sequel to several petitions bothering on financial impropriety, dereliction of duty, absenteeism and abuse of office against the said Chairman and members of the Commission.
“Pending the outcome of investigation into the allegations against the suspended Chairman and members of the Commission, the Secretary to the Commission shall hold forth in running the affairs of the Commission,” the statement added.
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Recall that Adeleke took his oath of office as the state governor on Sunday.
The governor had immediately ordered that the state government account be frozen, just as he reversed the name change of the state back to ‘Osun state’.
He took the oath of office alongside his deputy, Prince Kola Adewusi administered on them by the state Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had on June 17, 2022, declared Adeleke as the winner of the Osun governorship election.
The Returning Officer for the election and Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos, Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe, announced that Adeleke got a total of 403,371 votes, beating the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress, who got 375,027 votes in a keenly contested race.