Akeredolu’s Absence: Former LG Chairmen Still Drawing Salaries After Tenure Expiration – Ondo PDP Alleges
The people’s democratic party (PDP) in Ondo state has said the former local government chairmen in the state, whose tenure expired in August 2023 are still collecting salaries and enjoying other office benefits.
The party, in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Mr. Peretie Ikantu Kennedy on Thursday identified governor Akeredolu’s Absence in the state and the resultant leadership crisis as the cause of this development.
The party also noted that on Tuesday, 31st October, 2023, President Bola Tinubu held a meeting of National Police Council, in Abuja where all Governors or their Deputies attended. And that Ondo state was conspicuously absent. Neither has the state had any representation at the regular National Economic Council meetings in Abuja since Akeredolu fell ill.
Below is the full text of the statement as obtained by Nigerian Cable News Online Unedited:
FORMER LOCAL GOVERNMENT CHAIRMEN IN ONDO STATE STILL DRAW SALARIES AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THEIR TENURES.
The multidimensional consequences of the absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State on his duty post, due to ill-health, once again has come to the fore.
Local Government Chairmen whose three year tenure ended since August this year are still drawing salaries from the state treasury.
The ugly development is simply because, no new political helmsmen have been appointed by the Governor who has been battling with his health and there is no agreement between warring factions of the government as to how to fill these sensitive vacancies.
The former Council bosses refused to hand over their official vehicles in spite of the dissolution of the Councils by Lucky Aiyedatiwa during his tenure as Acting Governor.
The impunity orchestrated by Akeredolu and his collaborators on the people of Ondo State is unprecedented.
In Akure South Local Government Area, the Rate Officers, remit Internally Generated Revenue of the Local Government to the former Chairman who still carries on with all the paraphernalia of his office, apart from resuming in his office.
On Tuesday, 31st October, 2023, President Bola Tinubu held a meeting of National Police Council, in Abuja where all Governors or their Deputies attended. Ondo State, was conspicuously absent. Neither has the state had any representation at the regular National Economic Council meetings in Abuja since Akeredolu fell ill.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ondo State Chapter, once again reiterates that, the plan of Akeredolu’s handlers to profit from this sorry state of affairs and completely run the state aground will be resisted by all lawful means.
Kennedy Ikantu Peretei
State Publicity Secretary, PDP, Ondo State.
