The Olugbenga Edema Campaign Organisation of the New Nigeria Peoples Party in Ondo state has accused the State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of distributing federal government palliatives, including rice, exclusively to All Progressives Congress members.
The organisation’s spokesperson, Ayeni Oluwatosin, stated: “Governor Aiyedatiwa’s decision to run Ondo State as a personal enterprise rather than in the interest of the good people of the state is unacceptable and goes against the principles of good governance.”
Oluwatosin added: “With the evidence at our disposal, Governor Aiyedatiwa has allocated the rice and palliatives received from the Federal Government as exclusive benefits for members of the All Progressives Congress. Governor Aiyedatiwa is using them as tools to further his personal agenda. These funds and palliatives belong to the masses and are intended to alleviate the hardship caused by the All Progressives Congress-led administration in the country, not to serve the interests of a particular political party.”
The organisation demanded that Governor Aiyedatiwa provide a transparent account of all public funds and palliatives received from the Federal Government, stating: “These resources are meant to benefit all residents of Ondo State, regardless of their political affiliation, and should be distributed equitably to alleviate the suffering of the people.”
In response, Kayode Fasua, director of the Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers Independent Council, dismissed the allegations as baseless and lacking substance. Fasua said:
“It remains baseless, coming only after the governor himself had assured the people of Ondo State of equitable distribution of palliative items to cover vulnerable persons cutting across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State. When in want of what to say to gain public attention, it is also dishonorable to give vent to base emotion, by telling bare-faced lies, which is what the Edema political camp has just demonstrated.”