Osun APC demands account of ₦14.9bn security votes from Adeleke

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke. Photo: X | @AAdeleke_01

The Osun State APC Governorship Campaign Council has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to provide explanations regarding the deployment of operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps and the utilisation of security funds under his administration. In a statement issued on Monday and signed by the council’s Director-General, Oluwole Oke, the opposition campaign body expressed concern over reports that some Amotekun personnel were assigned to duties at a private energy facility in Ondo State. According to the council, information available to it indicated that dozens of Amotekun operatives were stationed at Pacific Energy Company in Omotosho Village along the Benin-Ore Road, Ondo State. Oke said the reported deployment raised questions about the use of personnel of the state-backed security outfit at a time when communities in Osun were facing security challenges. “It is both shocking and unacceptable that personnel recruited, trained and funded with the resources of Osun State taxpayers could be diverted from their constitutional responsibility of protecting the people of Osun to serve as guards for a private family business located outside the state’s territorial jurisdiction,” the statement partly read. The council also referred to the reported death of an Amotekun operative, identified as Abdullahi Adedeji, following injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident while travelling to Ondo State for an assignment. The statement added, “The officer in April 2026 was involved in a motorcycle accident on his way to Ondo to report at the duty post, sustaining severe head injuries.” Oke added that it had received information suggesting that the officer did not receive adequate support after the incident. “Tragically, the officer reportedly died afterwards due to the absence of proper medical care and support,” the statement said. Related News Tinubu swears in two new ministers Ogun APC primary confirmed Yayi’s dominance, says lawmaker Ekiti 2026: APC unveils Akpabio-Sani-led campaign council The APC campaign council further raised concerns about the management of security funds by the state government, stating that records available to it showed that Governor Adeleke had accessed N14.9 billion in security votes. Oke argued that despite the amount spent, there had been no visible expansion of security assets available to agencies operating in the state. “Despite the enormous resources at its disposal, the government has not added any security assets to the operational fleet inherited from the previous APC a