The Ademola Adeleke Transition Committee has warned landlords in Osun state to collect outstanding rents from government agencies before the November 27 handover date.
In a statement signed by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the Transition Committee also called on Governor Oyetola not to ruin what remained of Osun economy by his administration’s refusal to settle rent debt across the agencies.
“There should be a limit to organised plot to bankrupt Osun economy,” the Committee stated.
The warming is coming amid reliable reports that many agencies of government have refused to pay accumulated rents because their chief executives have diverted budgeted funds.
The report further indicated that the fraudulent practice was so widespread that landlords were mounting pressure on Governor Oyetola, his commissioners and heads of agencies to pay up before November 27th.
Rather than pay up especially when the funds were duly appropriated, the Oyetola administration was reported to be reassuring the landlords that government was a continuum and that the incoming government would settle the bill.
“Our checks showed that the outstanding debt on rented apartments runs into several millions of naira.
“It has therefore become necessary to call on landlords and real estate practitioners to ensure the Oyetola government settle outstanding rent debt before the end of his tenure.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the incoming Adeleke administration will not be responsible for any unpaid rent debt especially when available evidence confirmed that the budgeted fund have been diverted into private pocket by officials of the outgoing administration,” Rasheed said on behalf of the Committee.
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