House Of Reps To Probe Aregbesola Over N165 Billion Prison Funds

By Akinwale Kasali

24 hours, after calling out All Progressives Congress, APC, National Leader and Presidential Aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and former Interim APC National Chairman, Bisi Akande, over the re-election ambition of Governor Gboyega Oyetola, Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, is swimming in troubled waters.

Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila has initiated a probe of Aregbesola over an alleged misappropriation of N165 billion Prison Fund.

During plenary on Wednesday, 16th February, 2022, Members of the House resolved that the former Osun State Governor and Prison Chief, Haliru Nababa, be probed.

Aregbesola and Nababa are alleged to have misappropriated about N165billion funds earmarked for prisons development across the country.

The House resolution came as a result of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Ndudi Elumelu,  the Minority Leader of the House.

Elumelu had said that the House is disturbed that despite this Act and increase in budgetary allocations to the Nigerian Correctional Service to drive its renewed mandate, the tempo and quality of the service have remained the same if not retrogressing.

“The House is worried that the working conditions of staff and inmates’ welfare have deteriorated notwithstanding, the over N165 billion budget allocations to the service in the last two years.”

Following this development, the Lawmakers resolved to have its Committee on Reformatory Institutions investigate the allegations and report to the House within 12 weeks, for further legislative action.

Aregbesola, who has been a strong ally of the former Lagos State Governor for decades, lashed him, saying that Osun State will not condone godfatherism and the imposition of Oyetola on the people of Osun State, saying that Tinubu has turned himself to a god.