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  • PDP NWC members on Ondo payroll, APC alleges

    PDP NWC members on Ondo payroll, APC alleges

    •Metuh: ‘allegation frivolous’

    ONDO State All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted the public, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the police to an alleged reckless spending by the state government.

    The party alleged that despite the state’s meagre resources, Governor Olusegun Mimiko was still lavishing money monthly on some Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s National Working Committee (NWC) members.

    But Metuh, in a reaction, described the allegation as “frivolous”.

    In a statement in Akure, the state capital, the APC’s spokesman, Abayomi Adesanya, said: “We reliably gathered that some PDP national officers are on the payroll of Ondo State government.

    “The money, which is running into several millions of naira monthly, was part of the agreement reached with Mimiko before controversially installing him as the Chairman of PDP Governors’ Forum.

    “In view of the prevailing conditions of non-payment of workers’ salaries and emoluments, non-payment of pensioners’ allowances and gratuities for more than two years, neglect and complete abandonment of state-owned industries coupled with infrastructural decadence, the governor is still reckless in spending our commonwealth on frivolities and leaving the people of Ondo State to wallow in abject poverty.

    “At this crucial period of economic downturn, we expect the governor to apply austerity measures: mend loopholes, cut down wasteful spending, priortise resources and stop dispensing our money as an Automated Teller Machine (ATM).

    “We, therefore, call on the law enforcement agents to investigate Mimiko and these members.”

    The APC urged Mimiko to focus on the state’s development and fulfill his electoral promises, rather than spending the state’s funds to resuscitate the “dead PDP”.

    Reacting, Metuh said: “It is no longer a surprise to me that they are making these accusations against me. I am not from Ondo State and I am not a worker of the Ondo State Government.

    “I was in Ondo during our party’s last governorship election campaign and I also went there during the last presidential campaign. I have not been there afterwards.

    “I am happy that they are throwing accusations at me and not bombs or assassination attempts. Honestly, I am not surprise at these frivolous accusations and I am not deterred.”

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  • Ondo exco members commiserate with Mimiko

    Ondo exco members commiserate with Mimiko

    Members of the Ondo State Executive Council have commiserated with Governor Olusegun Mimiko on the death of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Felicia Modupe Adeniyi.

    Speaking on behalf of his colleagues, Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning Akin Adaramola described Mrs. Adeniyi, who died on Tuesday, as a virtuous woman, whose legacies as a mother and community leader are worthy of emulation.

    He prayed to God to grant the family the fortitude to bear the loss.

    The chairmen of boards and parastatals, through the Chairman of Wealth Creation, Mrs Bola Olafunmiloye, extolled the virtues of the late Mrs Adeniyi, describing her as “humble and exemplary”.

    Representative of a Senior Special Assistant to the governor, Mr. Akinsanya Bawa, eulogised the deceased.

    The governor’s wife, Mrs. Olukemi Mimiko, thanked symphatisers for their concern, describing her mother’s death as “unexpected”.

    The governor thanked God that the late Mrs. Adeniyi did not mourn any of her children.

    He described his mother-in-law as a special woman, who was mentally and physically strong.