‘If we have stolen, they should arrest us’, Ajimobi speaks on probe after tenure

Outgoing Oyo State Governor, Abiola Ajimobi, has said he is ready for a probe of his administration, adding that he should be arrested if found guilty of stealing public funds.

Gov. Ajimobi made this statement on Thursday at a Public Lecture and Fellowship Investiture organised by Society for Peace Studies and Practice (SPSP) at the Subomi Balogun Conference Centre, University of Ibadan.

Recall that the Oyo Governor-elect in the state, Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had promised to investigate every contract awarded by the outgoing governor as soon as he is sworn into office.

Ajimobi on Thursday said, “We will work till the last day of this administration. We don’t care about what some people are saying all about. As I am talking to you today, this administration still has 18 days and some hours to expire.

“When they get there, let them cancel all the contracts we have signed. Let them investigate us and if we have stolen, they should arrest us,’’ he said.

Ajimobi, mentioned the achievements of his administration, stating that they were anchored on a pyramid of development which included restoration, transformation and repositioning.

That pyramid of development, he said, gave birth to a new wave of developmental strides in education that led to the establishment of School’s Governing Board (SGB) among other programs.

“The SGB model led to a significant improvement in public schools students’ performance in public examinations. Today, we can boast of the best results in WASSCE in the last 18 years,’’ he said.

“We have given our best to the state and we will continue to do this. The feats recorded by our administration placed Oyo as one of the five safest haven of investment in the country.

“We are also the fourth investment friendly state in Nigeria according to the Nigerian Bureau of Statistics (NBS); with a four star rating for investment friendliness by the Nigerian Export Promotions Commission,” he said.

The governor advised the incoming administration of Seyi Makinde to approach governance with all strictness, especially in the course of maintaining the peaceful atmosphere that assisted in giving him the mandate he enjoyed from the people.