It is no more news,that the Attorney General of Ogun State and Commissioner for Justice, Akingbolahan Adeniran, has resigned from Governor Dapo Abiodun’s government.
Hpwever,there are widespread rumours that Adeniran resigned his appointment due to alleged “massive corruption” under the present administration in Ogun State.
DAILY POST learnt that the Attorney General turned in his resignation letter on November 8, but the state government has remained silent since the letter was received.
The Ogun Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Waheed Odusile, when contacted on Monday evening denied the resignation of the Attorney General.
When asked if Adeniran had truly resigned, Odusile replied that, “It is not true.”
However, Adeniran, who did not reply several calls and messages sent to him earlier, confirmed later that he has resigned his appointment.
Though the outgoing appointee did not give any reason for his decision, he said it was not as a result of “massive corruption” in the government.
In a statement made available to DAILY POST by Gov Abiodun’s Senior Special Assistant on New Media, Emmanuel Ojo, Adeniran said, “It is true that on 8 November 2021, I formally notified His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR, the Governor of the State, of my decision to resign from the cabinet.”
Nevertheless, the legal practitioner said, “I must state that my reasons for resigning are purely personal. I am not aware of any “massive corruption” in the Administration and I am indeed very proud of what we have been able to achieve in the administration of justice over the past two years.”
While listing some of his achievements, Adeniran assured Abiodun and other members of his cabinet of his continued support, saying he had thoroughly enjoyed working with those he called an amazing group of administrators, technocrats and experts in various fields of endeavour.
“I have learnt a lot from you all and pray that God will continue to use you to improve the lives of the good people of Ogun State,” he prayed.
Meanwhile, the former Attorney General has since reacted to the report flying around town that he reportedly resigned due to alleged corruption in the government.
Akingbolahan Adeniran made the clarification known through one of the Governor’s media handler, SF Ojo Emmanuel on Monday night.
The letter containing his reaction on the issue is reproduced below:
MY REASONS FOR RESIGNING AS ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND COMMISSIONER FOR JUSTICE, OGUN STATE
My attention has been drawn to some online news publications purporting to provide reasons for my resignation from the Ogun State Government as the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice.
While it is true that on 8 November 2021, I formally notified His Excellency, Prince Dapo Abiodun, MFR, the Governor of the State, of my decision to resign from the cabinet, I must state that contrary to the online news publications, my reasons for resigning are purely personal. I am not aware of any “massive corruption” in the Administration and I am indeed very proud of what we have been able to achieve in the administration of justice over the past two years, including:
· Improved accessibility of justice for the average citizen through the Ogun Public Interest Law Partnership which matches indigent clients with pro bono lawyers;
· Protection of the rights of suspects in detention through regular inspections by duty solicitors engaged under the Police Duty Solicitor Scheme;
· Use of technology to monitor the plight of pre-trial detainees with the Corrections Information Management System and Justice Clock;
· Gradual introduction of forensics into policing;
· Introduction of the Case Management and Scheduling System in conjunction with the Ogun State Judiciary;
· And many other reform initiatives in the justice sector.
I want to assure His Excellency, the Governor and all my colleagues in the Executive Council of the State of my continued support. I have thoroughly enjoyed working with such an amazing group of administrators, technocrats and experts in various fields of endeavour. I have learnt a lot from you all and pray that God will continue to use you to improve on the lives of the good people of Ogun State.
Akingbolahan Adeniran
0706 894 8590
15/11/2021
