Osun APC Demands ICPC, EFCC Probe into Alleged Payroll Fraud Involving Government, Consulting Firm

The Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has called on the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the alleged payroll fraud that has pitched the state government against a consulting firm, Sally Tibbot Limited.

The party described the probe as necessary to determine the extent of culpability of all individuals involved in the controversy.

Addressing journalists in Osogbo on Friday, Osun APC spokesperson, Mr Kola Olabisi, expressed concern over Governor Ademola Adeleke’s handling of the alleged payroll fraud. The dispute centres on the refusal to implement the report of a staff audit exercise conducted by Sally Tibbot on behalf of the Adeleke administration.

Olabisi raised questions about the chain of authority within the government, noting that the audit findings were reportedly presented to Dr Deji Adeleke, a member of the governor’s family, rather than the elected governor himself.

“It is particularly troubling that the audit findings were reportedly presented to Dr Deji Adeleke, a member of the Adeleke family, while the elected governor appeared sidelined like a troubled mendicant in his oversized knickerbocker. This development raises questions about the structure of authority and accountability within the current administration,” Olabisi said.

He further queried the official role of Dr Deji Adeleke in verifying state government documents, having previously distanced himself from partisan politics.

“The people of Osun State deserve clarity on this matter,” he added.

The APC spokesperson urged anti-corruption agencies to thoroughly investigate the alleged payroll fraud and determine the culpability of all individuals involved, particularly Dr Deji Adeleke and Alhaji Kazeem Akinleye.

PDP Fires Back

In response, Osun State PDP chairman, Sunday Bisi, dismissed the APC’s call as propaganda, describing it as ironic that the opposition had become the loudest defender of a consultant whose figures, he claimed, crumbled under simple verification.

“Birds of the same feather, indeed, flock together. The people of Osun can now clearly see the political partnership between a discredited party and a questionable report designed to discredit a performing government,” Bisi said in a statement.

He argued that if any fraud required investigation, it was the legacy payroll mess inherited from the previous administration, which the Adeleke government was now sanitising through reforms.

“We therefore challenge the APC to stop the propaganda and instead present verifiable evidence, if any, to anti-corruption agencies rather than staging media calisthenics,” Bisi added.

He asserted that Osun residents were politically enlightened enough to see through what he described as beer parlour craftings, understanding that opposition noise grows louder whenever transparent governance exposes past rot.

The PDP reiterated its full confidence in Governor Adeleke’s commitment to accountability and welcomed any credible investigation that would permanently uncover the truth.

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