Governor of Osun state, Rauf Aregbesola was stopped by members of the Campaign for the Defence of Human Rights who staged a public protest against corruption in Osogbo, the Osun State capital on Wednesday.
The CDHR, who were marching against corruption in the public sector, had blocked one of the lanes of the Gbongan-Ibadan Expressway while they were being watched by security officials.
The protesters were of the opinion that the amount of money that had been looted from the treasury was enough to build proper facilities in Oyo state and even all over the country.
The Chairman of the CDHR in Osun State, Mr. Akin Asifat, said corruption was responsible for the current economic crisis the nation was facing.
The governor later received members of the CDHR, who dropped their letter with him at the Governor’s Office.
Aregbesola commended them for their efforts against human rights abuses, saying many Nigerians had benefited from their efforts.
He said, “As we are condemning corruption, so must we speak against low productivity, corruption is a scourge that must be stopped and low productivity is a curse that must be rejected.”