The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has described the Olusegun Mimiko administration as “slumbering”.
A statement by the Director of Publicity, Steve Otaloro, decried the unemployment, non-payment of salaries and growing crime rate in the state.
The party lamented the frittering away of opportunities that should have positioned the state as an industrial giant and a regional economic champion capable of meeting its primary obligations.
“We noted the fanfare with which the government celebrated the arrival of Shoprite, the popular South African grocer, into Akure. Although ostensibly a private business, we took particular note of how a state franchise, an iconic legacy in its own right, the Owena Motel, was sacrificed for the South African franchise to thrive.
“As a party, we are happy that a standard grocer of Shoprite’s status is now in Akure. We are, however, appalled by certain decisions which heralded its arrival. Couldn’t Shoprite be established in Akure without messing up existing legacies?”