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SHOCKING! Members of Odumakin’s burial planning committee allegedly pocketed N10M

Kehinde Sallah
Kehinde Sallah May 24, 2021
Updated 2021/05/24 at 9:19 PM
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Controversy trails spending of funds raised for Odumakin’s burial

Following the death of activist and former National Publicity Secretary of Afenifere, Yinka Odumakin, controversy has allegedly trailed the spending of funds raised for the burial as the committee allegedly misappropriated funds raised for the burial.

According to Daily Trust, after the death of Odumakin on April 3, 2021, the civil society set up a WhatsApp group to galvanise activists towards organising a befitting burial for Odumakin.

The platform was set up by Wale Okunniyi, an activist, as the Lead Admin with other prominent human rights activists on the group.

Subsequently, a decision was arrived at to raise money for the burial in order to support the Odumakin’s family and the sum of N9.9 million was raised.

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Among the donors were the Lagos State Government, Osun State Government and Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, donating N5 million, N2.5 million and N1 million respectively.

Other donors included prominent lawyers, Mr Femi Falana, Chief Mike Ozekhome, Wahab Shittu, Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, and Chief John Nwodo.

READ ALSO: JUST IN: Afenifere Spokesperson Yinka Odumakin is dead

Few days after the burial held in Odumakin’s country home in Ife Moro in Osun State on April 24, members of the platform began to question the funds’ utilisation, accusing the committee of mismanagement.

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However, the committee later gave a report detailing how the money was spent on the burial programme.

In the report, the burial committee listed several expenses on various items such as secretariat administration/logistical services which costs N515,000; media and publicity, N1.2 million; food and drinks, 1.4 million; branded souvenirs and editorial, N4.4 million; accommodation/welfare N577,000, among others.

The newspaper learnt that after the report of the expenditure was presented, some members set up an accountability committee known as Odumakin Accountability Resolution Committee.

The committee at the end of its assignment indicted the Memorial Planning Committee (MPC) and asked it to refund N7.9m to the Odumakin family.

The Accountability Committee has Comrade Gbenga Soloki Moses as Chairman and Comrade Taiwo Hassan Bello as Secretary with other members including Comrade Erelu Oodua Tinuade Onaneye; Comrade Elijah Ajanu Ojo; Comrade Princess Edo; Comrade Ras Innovator; Comrade Bola Olanrewaju; Comrade Otunba Mark Adesanya and Comrade Ola Oni jnr.

In its report, the Committee observed several discrepancies in the expenditure report and stated that the sum of N7.9 million was unaccounted for.

The report made available to Daily Trust read in parts: “That Messers Wale Okunniyi… and co be held accountable for the sum of N7,995,000 (seven million nine hundred and ninety-five thousand) only unaccounted for by the MPC.”

Curiously, another member on the platform who had initially accused Okunniyi of mismanagement later withdrew her statement, saying she has been reliably informed that “Comrade Wale Okunniyi has been judicious in running the affairs of the Committee for a befitting and glamorous burial for Comrade Yinka Odumakin without blemish.”

When contacted, Okunniyi dismissed the report of the Accountability Committee, saying the members of the committee were ‘sponsored’.

He said the report of the memorial committee has been made public and members were satisfied with the way the money was expended, adding that he had moved on.

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Kehinde Sallah May 24, 2021
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