Osun Assembly Recommends Suspension Of OSEMSAS General Manager

Kazeem Badmus

The Osun State House of Assembly has requested the Manager of Osun Emergency Medical Services and Ambulance System (OSEMSAS), Dr. Samuel Babatunde to step aside pending the conclusion of the investigation of allegations levelled against him.

The house made the request in a letter written to the State Head of Service, Ayanleye Aina.

Ambulances belonging to the Osun Emergency Medical and Ambulance Systems (OSEMSAS)

A statement by the spokesperson to the speaker, Tiamiyu Olamide, a copy obtained by OSUN DEFENDER, noted that a report of an audit investigation on the allegations revealed that there were payments made without documentation from the project account of the agency which accrued to millions of naira.

The statement also said
there were procurement irregularities, poor record-keeping of transactions as well as expenditures not accounted for at all, which contravenes the Finacial Regulations 32004, 05004, 09004 and 09002.

The statement further reads, “The report of the audit investigation which was issued to the Honourable Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly revealed that there are payments made without documentation from the project account of the agency which accrued to millions of naira.

“Also, there are procurement irregularities, poor record-keeping of transactions as well as expenditures not accounted for at all, which contravenes the Finacial Regulations 32004, 05004, 09004 and 09002.

“Upon receiving the report of the audit investigation, the Osun State House of Assembly has recommended to the Head of Service to ask Dr. Babatunde Olusegun Samuel, General Manager OSEMSAS to step aside pending the conclusion of the investigation.

“Also, the Head of Service is requested to appoint a competent officer as General Manager to Serve in Acting Capacity to facilitate the smooth running of the Agency.”