Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday called on the national leadership of All Progressives Congress (APC) to prevail upon Governor Rauf Aregbesola to constitute the state cabinet without further delay.
The party in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Prince Diran Odeyemi in Osogbo also appealed to the governor to conduct election into Local Governments across the state as a matter of urgency.
According to PDP, “it is democratically faulty that almost half way into the life span of the present administration, the state cabinet is still being expected while administrative secretaries were put in charge of local governments”.
According to Prince Odeyemi, the decision not to appoint commissioners by Governor Aregbesola was partly responsible for “mistakes and inefficiency” stressing the importance of advice and contributions from them as vital to the success of his administration.
The party said the illegality of not having a state cabinet since November 2014 was encouraged by the federal government, whom it accused of granting Osun bail out funds without state executive council resolution on the matter as necessary condition for the release of the fund.
The statement reads: “It would surely surprise the whole world that Osun State has no state cabinet, even when those governors elected in 2015 have set up cabinet as demanded by the constitution”
“Our Ogbeni has been the governor, the commissioner for Works and the sole administrator which conflicts with the dictates of genuine democracy and the constitution he swore to protect.