Oladipupo Adebutu, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Ogun State, has accused state governors of diverting local government allocations.
Oladipupo Adebutu made this allegation on Sunday during a meeting with the Egba Traditional Council at the Ake Palace in Abeokuta, where he sought support of traditional rulers for his governorship ambition.
The aspirant remarked that if elected he would ensure the councils have financial autonomy, saying: “I will do something that will stun this nation and put us in the right direction. Local governments shall get their own money.”
He prided himself on claim that while he served as Senator he allegedly had no record of stealing public fund.
“We must make sure we get local government autonomy. I have been reiterating to you that I, Oladipupo Olatunde, son of Adebutu, was at the National Assembly twice, and I can boast that I didn’t embezzle public funds. How many politicians can say this?” he said.
He alleged further that governors, irrespective of political affiliation, were misappropriating local government funds
“It’s not a party thing. Both APC and PDP, all the governors are embezzling local government allocations. It’s not a secret,” he added.
