TUNDE ADELEKE, Osogbo
The Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) Media Front has dismissed claims linking the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the 2026 Osun State election, Bola Oyebamiji, to the controversial half-salary regime, describing the allegation as false and misleading.
Daily Champion recalls that Olawale Rasheed, the Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, had described Oyebamiji as one of the architects of half-salary in the state.
In a statement on Monday, the Coordinator, AMBO Media Front, Adebayo Adedeji, accused Rasheed, of deliberately spreading misinformation in an attempt to portray Oyebamiji as “not youth-friendly.”
He added that records clearly show that Oyebamiji was not part of the policy, stressing that the half-salary regime began in June 2015, while he (Oyebamiji) was appointed Commissioner for Finance in May 2017—nearly two years after the policy had already taken effect.
According to him, “The Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO) Media Fronts has read with utter disbelief yet another tissue of lies peddled by the loquacious Spokesperson to Governor Ademola Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, wherein he mischievously attempted to brand the APC Governorship Candidate in the 2026 election, Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji (AMBO), as “not youth-friendly’ by linking him to the infamous half-salary (modulated salary) regime in Osun State.
“Let it be stated clearly and emphatically that Asiwaju Munirudeen Bola Oyebamiji was not part of the half-salary experiment.
Historical facts do not lie. The modulated salary regime commenced in June 2015, whereas Oyebamiji was appointed Commissioner for Finance in May 2017 — a clear 23 months apart.
How then does one become an “architect” of a policy that was already in force nearly two years before his appointment? Only a spokesman who has made falsehood a profession could advance such an illogical claim.
“More instructively, just a few months after Oyebamiji assumed office as Commissioner for Finance, the half-salary regime was discontinued and Osun civil servants began to receive their full salaries, despite the acute paucity of funds facing the state at the time.
That achievement alone speaks volumes about his financial prudence, worker-friendly disposition and capacity for humane economic management.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the real architect of the half-salary regime in Osun State is not AMBO.
Ironically, the architect of half-salary in Osun is today the one advising Governor Adeleke on economic matters as his Chief Economic Adviser.
It is, therefore, hypocritical and dishonest for the Adeleke government to attempt to hang the past failures of his chief economic adviser on Asiwaju Oyebamiji.
“Contrary to the false narrative being circulated, everywhere AMBO has served, he has consistently prioritised the welfare and future of the youth.
This was clearly demonstrated during the administration of former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola, when Oyebamiji served as Commissioner for Finance.
During that period, bursaries to Osun students were paid regularly, providing much-needed relief to young people and their families.
In addition, school fees in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions were deliberately kept at bearable minimums, ensuring that no child was denied education because of inability to pay.”
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