The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has issued a suspension to his aide, Abidemi Rufai, caught in an allegation of fraud.
The Gov.’s aide was arrested in the US on Friday, for defrauding unemployment programmes of funds up to $650m.
Rufai was reported to have been arrested at the airport while trying to leave the country. The United States Department of Justice announced the news today, May 18, 2021.
The Governor has responded to the news, stating that the aide will be suspended.
In a statement released by the Chief Press Secretary, Kunle Somorin, the Governor expressed his utmost disappointment to the actions committed by his aide.
It reads: “We received the very disturbing news of the arrest of one of the governor’s political appointees, Mr Abidemi Rufai in New York over alleged unemployment benefits and fraud in the United States, this morning.
“While the Governor cannot be held responsible for the actions of a full grown adult, especially outside the jurisdiction of Ogun and Nigeria, he has since suspended the suspect from office to enable him answer the charges levelled against him.
“The Governor wishes to condemn any act capable of undermining his determination to institute an open, transparent, accountable and morally upright behaviour in the State and in governance.
“Gov. Abiodun remains committed to his agenda of building our future together and will not condone criminals either in his government or the state in general.”
He is preparing to run for an elected office comes 2023 and needs money to do the needful. Nobody that makes his/her money genuinely in Nigeria could run for any political office because of the exorbitant cost. That’s the reason the criminals will continue to rule Nigeria until the country is restructured.