Osun APC Demands Adeleke's Resignation Over Alleged ₦13.7bn Payroll Fraud; Government Dismisses Claims as 'Fake News
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has called on Governor Ademola Adeleke to resign immediately over allegations of an annual ₦13.7 billion payroll fraud involving ghost workers in the state's civil service. The demand followed revelations by Sa’adat Bakrin-Ottun, CEO of Sally Tibbot Consulting Limited—the firm contracted by the Adeleke administration in 2023 to conduct a staff verification and biometric audit. In a Channels Television interview, Bakrin-Ottun claimed the 12-month forensic exercise uncovered payments to 8,452 non-existent workers and thousands of unverified pensioners, resulting in ₦13,716,914,129.28 lost yearly. She alleged the report was submitted to the governor and his elder brother, Dr. Deji Adeleke, but not fully implemented. Speaking at a press conference in Osogbo on Friday, February 20, 2026, APC State Chairman Tajudeen Lawal (via spokesperson Chief Kola Olabisi) described the alleged fraud as "mind-boggling" and a sign of incompe...