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Akeredolu To Fayose: Stop Sowing Seeds Of Discord Between Our States

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Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu...warns Ekiti's Governor Ayodele Fayose...
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu...of Ondo State...

The governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has appealed to his counterpart from Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose to stop planting seed of discord that can alienate the people of the two states.

In a tightly worded statement signed by Yemi Olowolabi, Ondo State’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Akeredolu informed Fayose that he should not forget that the two states of Ondo and Ekiti used to be one before October, 1996 and thus should be united in all ways.

Read the full statement titled ‘Beyond the Lies’…

The attention of the Ondo State government has been drawn to a wicked and malicious press conference organised on Monday by the Ekiti State governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, through his Special Assistant on New Media and Public Communication, Lere Olayinka, in which he needlessly castigated the person of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of Ondo State.

Fayose had alleged that Governor Akeredolu brought no fewer than 150 policemen to Ado-Ekiti last Friday to perpetrate the gun attack in which about four persons, including an APC chieftain, Mr. Opeyemi Bamidele, were injured.

The Ekiti State governor had equally repeated his hitherto baseless and punctured accusation that Governor Akeredolu had planned to use Ondo State’s two months’ allocation to fund the electioneering of the APC governorship candidate in Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi.

Ordinarily, we would have ignored all the deliberate lies and falsehood, but we felt that we would not be fair to the unsuspecting larger members of the public if such lies were not debunked.

For the information of the doubters, Governor Akeredolu, even if provoked, cannot debase his personality to a level that he will sacrifice the interests of his people for percuniary gains.

Instead of engaging in hypocritical activities like eating at motor parks and cutting ponmo at the market square, Akeredolu is currently applying the public resources for the betterment of the lives of the people of the state.

So, it is interesting to state that Ondo is witnessing massive infrastructural development in all sectors of the state. On Monday at the state executive council meeting, a number of projects were approved for execution. That’s how development is moving in Ondo State.

Governor Fayose and his boy should be reminded that the Akeredolu led administration has performed creditably well in the last one year and few months.

On Friday’s gun attack in Ekiti, we would like to refer Fayose to a statement by the Ekiti State police spokesperson, Caleb Okechukwu, which cleared the air on the issue. Investigation by the police had revealed that the shooter was a police officer brought from Lagos by an Ekiti politician. For this revelation, we believe that the Ekiti governor and his cohorts will now bury their heads in shame.

We, therefore, call the security agencies in the country to take note of the false accusation leveled against Akeredolu by Fayose and his town crier, who only a few years ago wrote a detailed report about the devious activities of his master.

 It is also important for Lere and his boss to know one very important fact, that unlike his boss, we are committed to the progress and peaceful co-existence between the state and Ekiti. I mean, were we not one before October, 1996? The seed of discord Fayose is trying to plant between the two states will not germinate no matter how much cunning he is.

We will love to state here categorically without mincing words that Governor Akeredolu reserves every right to show support for the candidate of his party in Ekiti state, just as Governor Nysom Wike and the rest are showing support for the PDP in the state. There is no law that prohibits that Fayose and the PDP are making issues out of this because of the smell of defeat that has overwhelmed them.

Fayose also tried to rewrite the sad incident that occurred on Friday, claiming that the tear gas canisters that hit a taxi driver was fired by the policemen that accompanied the thugs from Akure. Residents of Ekiti and those who were present during the incident knew that the pandemonium that greeted the shooting at the APC secretariat necessitated the tear gas canisters fired by the policemen. Please note that the Policemen who fired the tear gas canisters were duly drafted to the secretariat by the Ekiti state police command to forestall the breakdown of law and order.

On several occasions, we have come out straight to debunk the lies of Lere and his boss over an alleged statement made by Governor Akeredolu that he was ready to use two months allocations from his state for Fayemi’s election.

But again, such lies can only be told by people of low esteem. As we speak, the workers’ friendly governor in Ondo state has paid the May salary of workers in Ondo state. We are not owning a dime.

And unlike Governor Fayose who is owing the state workers between seven and eight months salary arrears, GOVERNOR AKEREDOLU HAS PAID UP TO DATE AND ALSO CLEARED FOUR (4) OUT OF THE SEVEN (7) MONTHS BACKLOG OF SALARY ARREARS INHERITED FROM THE IMMEDIATE PAST PDP ADMINISTRATION IN ONDO STATE.

The Ekiti election is July 14, and Governor Akeredolu has paid May salary with the allocation for May. But Lere Olayinka and his boss are still pushing the story of the governor planning to use two months allocation to pursue Ekiti election.

For the records, Governor Akeredolu has recorded landmark achievements in the last 15 months of his administration in Ondo state. Fayose and Lere should take a ride to Akure and see what Akeredolu has done at Iwalewa and Abusoro. Or better still, Fayose should take a trip to the whole of Ondo State and see projects like : Construction of Iwalewa Road, Akure, Construction of Sabomi Road, Ese Odo,  Construction of Abusoro, Ijoka Road, Akure,  Construction of Opasorun road, Bajare/Okemayo, Construction of St. Joseph Road in Idanre, Construction of 3 box culverts at Oyinmomo  Ishakunmi and Megida Rental Road , Ikare.

Others are Construction of Jubilee – Ugbe Road, Ikare, Construction of Oke Alafia Road, Supare,  Construction of Ogbomo Ifedara, Ajegunle Streets and Howlet Road, Ifon,  Construction of Ilara Mokin /Ikota, otherwise known as Gulf C road, Ilara, Construction of Police Road, Ore,  Construction of Virgin road network within GRA to Prison, Owo, Construction of internal and access roads within the Ondo State University of Science and Technology (OSUSTECH) Okitipupa, Rehabilitation of the deadly Iwaro Oka hill and the ongoing work at the notorious Oke Alabujoto in Ikare Akoko. This is to mention but a few.

Governor Fayose and his boy also attempted to drag Governor Akeredolu into the attack by the herdsmen on Chief Olu Falae’s farm. What I don’t understand is whether Fayose understood what he was saying and the import of his statement. Akeredolu sympathized with Chief Falae over the attack and also issued a strong warning to Herdsmen to vacate the state. No single incident has been heard since them. We are aware that same herdsmen kidnapped Chief Falae under the PDP administration in the state. He who comes to equity, must come with clean hands.

We want to urge Nigerians to disregard the blatant lies being spread around by Fayose and his attack dog, Lere .Today in Ekiti, politics has been turned into a do or die affair by Fayose. His only strategy is lying and concocted  stories. We are therefore, advising him and his cronies to go and prepare for the election. Thousands of FAYOSE can not stop Akeredolu and other APC governors from coming to campaign in Ekiti state.

Yemi Olowolabi, Ondo State’s Commissioner for Information and Orientation

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