• Its obsolete, says govt; allegation laughable — Daniel

BY DAUD OLATUNJI

Former Gov Daniel and Gov Amosun

ABEOKUTA — The Ogun State government,  yesterday, accused  the immediate past administration of Otunba Gbenga Daniel of  procuring  a 20  year  old inefficient  power equipment.
But in a reaction, former Governor Gbenga Daniel said the allegation against his government  as laughable, describing Amosun as being  mischievous.

According to the present government,  it had resolved  to sell the equipment  to interested buyers, explaining that  it decided to abandon the multi billion naira power plant equipment purchased by his predecessor after it paid N9 billion shortly after it came into power, following its inefficient and obsolete nature.
The state Commissioner for  Finance, Kemi Adeosun stated this  at the 2014 budget breakdown organised by the ministry of Budget and Planning at June 12 Cultural Centre, Kuto, Abeokuta.

However, speaking  through one of his media aides, Steve Oliyide, Daniel said: “Let   me  state clearly that those equipment are of the best standard,  and that this unfortunate decision was in continuation of the mischievous politics of  discontinuing all the  policies and programmes of the previous administration.
“Is it not laughable and inverted logic that the government of Senator  Ibikunle Amosun said it was going to sell the equipment which it claimed  are obsolete?”