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FEYDA President, Other Suspended Over Alleged Embezzlement, Abuse Of Office

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FEYDA President, Other Suspended Over Alleged Embezzlement, Abuse Of Office

Forum of Ede Youth Development Association, FEYDA, has suspended it’s President, Comrade Waliu Afolabi Abiola Vice President 1, Comrade Oluwadare Moruf over alleged abuse of official power.

Other allegations are ; gross violation of the ethics and ideals of the association, corruption, funds embezzlement among others.

Announcing the suspension of the two officials of FEYDA ,on Thursday, in a statement signed by the association National General Secretary, Comr. Abdulateef Usman Abiodun, said the erring officials have been asked to step aside pending the outcome of independent investigation into the allegations levelled against them.

The suspended official were accused of over politicizing the association by turning it to an arm of a political party.

The statement reads in full “The executives of this association, rising from its meeting held on Thursday. 10th October, 2024, passed a Vote of No Confidence on Comrade Waliu Afolabi Abiola (The President) and Comrade Oluwadare Moruf (V.P. 1) for their gross violation of the ethics and ideals of the association, corruption, funds embezzlement, and abuse of official power and asked them to step aside pending the outcome of the independent investigation into the allegation levelled against them.

“For the records, some of the allegations leveled against the suspended comrades include:

“Using of Ẹdẹ4Ede structure to campaign for a non-indigene to counter Ẹdẹ indigene during the election against the ideals of the union.

“Non remittance of funds accrued from sales of landed property thereby leading to gross misappropriation

“Diversion of a mini-bus donated to FEYDA by Yeyeluwa Modupe Adeleke to personal use

“Unauthorized Selling of the town property recovered during the demolition of structure for dualisation of the Station Road like street light cable, poles and rubbles of demolished buildings.

“Non-disclosure of the total amount paid as imprest being accrued to FEYDA from the four councils in Ede.

“Diversion of the fertilizers and other empowerment equipment donated to FEYDA by Hon Bamidele Salam and diverting such.

“Usage of FEYDA name to high-jack a quarry site, operating on it and loading sand form there without remitting the funds into FEYDA’s account.

“Collaborating with the HLA of Ede North to sell the historical land given to NURTW in Abere to use as motor park to secure and maintain our boundary to a non-indigene without approval or consultation of the executives and the congress.

“Usage of FEYDA name to harass political appointees for extortion of money and nothing was remitted into FEYDA account

“Over politicizing of FEYDA by turning it to an arm of a political party.

“The suspension of the officials was ratified majority of the executive.

“As a result of the above, the duo shall not parade themselves as PRESIDENT AND VP 1 respectively till further notice. We shall be communicating you of development on the matter.”

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