Oyo PDP warns banks, others against last minutes’ transactions with govt

The People Democratic Party, (PDP), Oyo State Chapter, on Tuesday described the alleged last minutes withdrawals from the State treasury, awards of suspicious contracts, loans, overdrafts and massive employments in the civil service without respect for laid down rules of engagement as a breach of public trust and orchestrated to create problems for the incoming PDP administration of the Governor-elect, Engr Seyi Makinde.

PDP, also warned financial institutions not to put their business at risk, emphasizing that the administration will not honour dubious and nontransparent transactions coming up towards the end of the outgoing APC government.

According to a statement issued and made available to journalists in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital by its spokesperson, Engr Akeem Olatunji, the party berated Governor Abiola Ajimobi led APC government for allegedly putting unbearable pressures on financial institutions and banks to grant frivolous overdrafts, loans and other instruments immediately Engr Seyi Makinde emerged as the Governor-elect.

PDP, in the statement further cautioned civil servants in the state to always keep records of transactions and avoid unholy alliance with politicians who have no carrier and names to protect.

Olatunji, however enjoined them to be vigilant, protect files, documents and information at their disposal in their own interests as anything contrary is against their oath of office and the laws which they swore to uphold.