The Kosofe Local Government Community Development Committee Chairman, Honourable Adesegun Babatunde has said that the transformer was legally transferred from Adebare Street to Oko Cole for Community Use, not sold.
He revealed this while speaking with Kosofe Post, which negates the contrary opinion of people that the said transformer was sold.
He stated that the former Kosofe LG Chairman, Barrister (Hon) Ademuyiwa Adedeji approved the release of the controversial transformer between Adebare Street in 2011.
However, Adebare residents abandoned it for eight(8) years where it was vandalised.
Speaking further he said the late Oloworo of Oworonshoki Kingdom, Hrm Oba Bashir Oloruntoyin Saliu Son, Prince Kehinde Saliu Councilor representing Oworonshoki’ Ward B’
requested for transformer from immediate past Kosofe Local Government, Hon.Afolabi Sofola for his community which has been in darkness for years.
Hon Sofola instructed CDC Chairman Segun Babatunde, Council Engineer and Prince Kehinde Saliu to remove the transformer from the ground and take it to Oko Cole in Oworonsoki for the community use according to Babatunde.
In his words,” The Oko Cole community repaired the transformer for their use. Last week, a letter of invitation was brought to me from Zone 2 Onikan, Lagos. Yesterday, Friday 17th I was there to honour the invitation. On getting there I was shown a petition from Mrs Adebare indicting me that I stole a transformer and sold it to Oko Cole community which was not true. After the interrogation by police, I was asked to go home.”
He attributed the frivolous petitions as political gimmick. He added,”
Mrs Adebare also alleged that I sent hoodlums to her house to burn her house and to kill her which was not true. I am a credible community leader, and I don’t have any skeleton in my cupboard. This is political gimmick, Kosofe CDC Chairman , Segun Babatunde stated.
A top-flight in Kosofe Local Government who was not authorized to speak on the Development confirmed to KP that Sofola approved the abandoned transformer transfer to Oko Cole for installation and energised for the use of the community. following the request a current serving Councilor Hon. Kehinde Saliu.
However, the text messages sent to Kehinde is yet to be replied as at the time of posting this report.
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