Adeleke freezes Osun bank accounts, appoints CoS, SSG, CPS

Senator Ademola Adeleke, the newly sworn-in governor of Osun has ordered that all the state government bank accounts be frozen immediately.

Mr Adeleke also reversed all the appointments made towards the end of the tenure of the immediate past governor, Gboyega Oyetola.

He also reverted the official name of the state from “State of Osun” to “Osun State” while reversing its appellation from “The State of the Virtues” to “The State of the Living Spring.”

The governor, in a statement on Sunday, approved the appointment of the former chairman of Osogbo Local Government Council, Kassim Akinleye, as the Chief of Staff (CoS).

Teslim Igbalaye was appointed Secretary to the State Government (SSG) while Olawale Rasheed is Chief Press Secretary (CPS).

All appointments take immediate effect.

The Osun helmsman took the oath of office administered to him by the Chief Judge of the state, Adepele Ojo, on Sunday.