The Osun chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged corruption in the execution of the Ede airport project, describing the reported increase in the contract sum from N99.5 billion to about N130 billion as criminal.
In a statement issued today, the Osun APC Governorship Campaign Council questioned the rationale behind the reported upward review of the project’s cost and called on the Ademola Adeleke administration to provide a detailed account of the expenditure.
The opposition party also raised concerns over reports that a substantial portion of the revised contract sum had already been paid.
The APC said the reported cost of the airport project exceeded the combined 2025 budgetary allocations to key sectors of the state’s economy.
The party added that the continued non-publication of the financial documents had fuelled public suspicion over the management of state resources.
The statement read: “The recent allegations concerning the Ede Airport project, that Sowie Tee is owned by a close associate of Dr Deji Adeleke, governor’s elder brother, and that the project is a conduit pipe to steal Osun money, further underscore why the state government should immediately make these financial records available for public examination.
“If the administration has nothing to hide, it should publish all relevant financial documents and provide a comprehensive breakdown of payments made on the airport project, the stage of execution, and the basis for the reported variation in contract cost.
“The hide-and-seek posturing of the state government regarding its financials gives troubling credence to the security report at our disposal that Governor Adeleke is bent on the white elephant project in Ede because his government is relying on the project fund for vote buying during the forthcoming governorship election.”
The APC said any administration confident of its performance should be willing to subject its financial records to public scrutiny.
