Adeleke’s suspended employee denies embezzling 70 bags of Sallah rice

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday announced the suspension of his Senior Special Assistant on Civil Societies, Mr. Emmanuel Adebisi.

Adebisi’s suspension was announced in a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Olawale Rasheed.

The statement did not give a reason for Adebisi’s suspension, but said his suspension would remain “pending the conclusion of investigations by the Chief of Staff to the state Governor, Kazeem Akinleye.”

Meanwhile, in a Facebook post on Wednesday, Adebisi dismissed as false the allegation that he had misappropriated 70 bags of rice meant for distribution to members of civil society groups in the state during the last Sallah.

He also said the rumor that the governor had suspended him was false.

Adebisi wrote: “It has come to my attention that recent reports circulating in the media about me, Comrade Adebisi Emmanuel, Special Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Civil Societies, are misleading and untrue.

“The allegations that I, Emmanuel Adebisi, have been blocked and removed from a WhatsApp group are categorically false.

“I will continue to perform my duties as Senior Special Assistant to the Governor of Osun State with great dedication and tireless performance of my duties.

“Any insinuation that I was involved in any wrongdoing, particularly in relation to the alleged embezzlement of 70 bags of rice meant for the civil society in Osun during the Eid-el-Kabir festival, is totally baseless and unfounded and the work of some embittered political fools. I urge anyone with facts in this regard to bring them to light.

“I, Comrade Adebisi Emmanuel, remain an integral part of the Osun State Government team and will continue to uphold the highest standards of integrity and devotion to service. We call on the media and the public to ignore the misinformation being circulated and refrain from spreading baseless claims that could damage the reputation of dedicated public servants.”