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  • Alleged misuse of public funds: Boroffice replies Mimiko

    Alleged misuse of public funds: Boroffice replies Mimiko

    The senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice has reiterated his unwavering commitment towards the peace and progress of Ondo State in the wake of state-sponsored falsehood against his personality.

    This is contained in a statement signed by his media aide, Kayode Adeniyi, in which the Senator condemned media reports wherein the Ondo State government through its Commissioner for Information, Mr. Kayode Akinmade‎, alleged that Senator Boroffice is planning to cause unrest with his comments on unpaid salaries of workers in the state.

    According to the Senator, the allegation is baseless and unfounded, adding that there is no such plan.

    “Akinmade must have realised that he failed to wave off the patriotic appeal made by Senator Boroffice to leaders of labour unions in the state to defend their colleagues, with his first reaction wherein he lied that the Senator condemned move by the Mimiko-led administration to secure refund for money spent on federal roads in the state.

    “It is a matter of public records, that Senator Boroffice only advised the federal government to thoroughly verify claims by the state government in view of conflicting figures which emanated from the Mimiko-led administration.

    “The second statement issued by the government on the same issue which is obviously an afterthought ‎is baseless and unfounded as there is no such plan to cause unrest in our dear state.

    ‎‎”The government is yet to explain how an appeal to the leadership of labour unions in the state to defend their colleagues‎ can equate to “deep-seated opposition towards the progress of the state,” the statement read.

    The Senator stressed that beyond the recent wild allegations and incoherent ranting of Mimiko’s hireling, the drowning Mimiko-led administration, that is frightened and terrified due to the acceptability of Senator Boroffice across the nooks and crannies of the state, had put up media machinery that is wholly funded from the state government treasury to purposely attack the personality of Senator Boroffice.

    It further said: “However, irrespective of the evil plans, Senator Boroffice is undeterred as he will continue to stand by the people of Ondo State on the issues of governance.

    “Also, the allegation that Senator Boroffice manipulated the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related Offences Commission to write a report contrary to its monitoring team’s findings is strange and absurd. Senator Boroffice doesn’t supervise or tele-guide the operations of the ICPC. The allegation should be discarded and disregarded by the people.”

    According to the Senator in the statement, the ‎claim by Ondo State government that ICPC has written a formal letter to retract its initial report on diversion of bailout funds, whether false or not, is immaterial as it is evident in the state that bailout funds were either diverted or out rightly stolen.

    More so, the Senator queried the delay of about six month‎ salaries and pensions, since the government has reportedly received the inflow of over N50billion in the past few months, requesting that the Mimiko-led administration should account for the N2billion it received from federal government as ecological funds in 2015.

    “On a conclusive note, if unrest is about protests and demonstrations, so far the Ondo State government continues to treat workers with contempt and refuses to halt the condemnable diversion of workers’ salaries in the state, ‎there is likelihood.

    “The workers do not require any prompting from Senator Boroffice before down tooling or protesting like they have done in the past. Some agencies of the government have been on industrial action since 2015.

    “Just as health workers protested against unpaid salaries and shut down hospitals in the state on Tuesday. The government spokesman should stop passing the buck to Senator Boroffice’s table as it stops at Governor Mimiko’s desk,” it observed.

  • Ondo, a failed state – Boroffice

    Ondo, a failed state – Boroffice

    A Senator representing Ondo North District, Prof Ajayi Boroffice has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state would not sell the projects of the state to other states if assumed power after the November governorship poll.

    He alleged that projects worth N670m belonging to the state has been sold by the state government, describing Ondo as a failed state.

    Boroffice, who is a governorship aspirant, lamented the current economic situation in the state, stressing that Governor Olusegun Mimiko should be held responsible for the poor economic situation in the state.

    He alleged that the state government recently sold some projects belonging to the state, particularly the proposed Dangote oil refinery which has been relocated to Lagos state.

    The Chairman, Senate Committee on Science and Technology who spoke during a visit to the state Secretariat of the APC, declared his intention to contest the November governorship election in the state.

    He alleged that the projects were diverted to other states of the federation.

    He also berated the Mimiko led administration for demolishing many projects belonging to the state, especially the Owena hotels.

    The Asiwaju of Akokoland however, disclosed his plan to transform the state and give it a new beginning if elected the next Governor of the state.

    He said: “my vision is to build the APC and transform the party to serve as the hope of all the people of the state. My plan is to serve the entire people of Ondo state irrespective of religion or ethnic affiliation.”

    He said “the incoming APC government in Ondo state will promote equity, justice and fairness unlike what currently operates in the state. APC is a political party for all the indigene and non-indigine of this state and this we shall show when we get to government, as every individual will be actively involved in government.”

    “Our suffering will soon end in Ondo state because after darkness comes sunshine. With APC government in place, all the sufferings being experienced in Ondo state will become a thing of the past.”

    He declared that he was destined to rule the state and his dream would be realized on the platform of the APC,stressing that he will implement party supremacy.

    Boroffice said: “Give me the opportunity to Alagbaka House and I will move this state forward in a couple of months. In his remarks, the state chairman of the party, Hon Isaac Kekemeke assured that the party’s flag bearer will emerge through a transparent primary election.

    He said all the Governorship aspirants of the party will be given a level playing ground in the party.

    According to him, “I have no power to endorse any aspirant likewise my state exco, I am so excited that platform has become credible and everybody is eager to become governor under the APC.”

  • Ondo: Boroffice replies Mimiko, insists govt lied

    Ondo: Boroffice replies Mimiko, insists govt lied

    The Senator representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice has replied the Ondo State Government over its reactions to the controversial sum of N11bn allegedly spent by the state government on federal roads in the state.

    In a statement issued by his media aide, Kayode Adeniyi, the All Progressive Congress (APC) Senator said that the reaction of the Mimiko-led administration to his honest observations raised more questions than answers.

    “The Media Office of Distinguished Senator (Prof.) Ajayi Boroffice has noted the reaction of the Ondo State Government, through its Commissioner of Information, Kayode Akinmade, to the appeal made by Senator Boroffice to the Federal Government on the need to exercise circumspection on the issue of reimbursement of funds reportedly spent on federal roads to the Mimiko-led government.

    “The twin-ground of appeal are: firstly, it was in view of the conflicting figures emanating from the governor and his appointees. Secondly, it was due to the fact that most of the federal roads, for which the Mimiko-led administration is seeking reimbursement, are presently death traps that require the urgent intervention of the federal government.

    “Therefore, the under listed points must be stated: That the reaction of the government falls short of gubernatorial mien. It was hogwash from a sloppy commissioner who glaringly failed in the cruel bid to muddle up issues with his expressed befuddlement and confusion. Obviously, he knows little or nothing about the government he speaks for.

    “Meanwhile, the insinuation that Senator Boroffice is working against the interest of the state‎ is false and misleading. That was a poor shot at blackmailing the federal lawmaker for his honest observations.

    “Why is the government seeking to wipe sympathies of the people like a forsaken-crying baby? A man who has been at the forefront of attracting the intervention of the federal government to fix bad roads in Ondo State cannot be said to be working against the interest or hate the same state. He should also not be expected to keep mute when there is a coordinated plan to defraud the federal government,” the statement read.

    Similarly, the Senator noted that it is a known fact that the N11bn claimed to have been expended on federal roads in Ondo State is an accumulated figure from past administrations.

    The Lawmaker further said: “Of course, the Mimiko-led administration couldn’t have claimed it single-handedly spent N11bn on roads when roads are not built inside a dome – the official conduit pipe to siphon public resources. The emphasis of the government on an obvious fact is therefore a mere distraction. It doesn’t address the issue of conflicting figures”

    ‎Putting the record straight, Senator Boroffice noted that on Tuesday, 10th of November 2015, Governor Mimiko claimed that the state government was owed N7bn on federal roads. Senator Boroffice also noted that on Thursday, 29th of January 2015, the state commissioner for Works, Gboye Adegbenro‎ said‎ that N11bn was spent on federal roads.

    Presently, Akinmade has claimed part of the N11bn incurred by the state government had been paid three years ago with N9bn balance yet to be paid. If this administration were to be a transparent one, should it take the observation of Senator Boroffice to bring it to public domain that it received N2bn in 2013?

    The Senator raised further questions saying: “If the state government was paid N2bn out of N11bn in 2013, why did a commissioner of works, Gboye Adegbenro, claim that the amount yet to be received by the state government was N11bn in 2015? Was the money received without the knowledge of the state commissioner? Was it received through the backdoor or did Adegbenro deliberately lie to the people on behalf of the government?

    “Considering the fact that Akinmade has said N9bn is the balance yet to be paid, why did Governor Mimiko claim it was N7bn in November, 2015? Does it mean Governor Mimiko made an uninformed comment? Who should the people believe between Governor Mimiko and Akinmade? Who is in charge?

    “Rather than reconcile figures, the commissioner has only confirmed that indeed, the figures brandished by the Governor and other officials of the government ‎are conflicting. ‎A competent government official would not seek to wave off issue of accountability and transparency by resorting to political innuendoes. That is being clever by half.

    “As clearly analyzed above, Akinmade needs to acquire basic rudiments of arithmetic as much as he needs fundamental knowledge of space technology.”

    On a reiterating note, Senator Boroffice maintains the view that most of the affected roads are death traps and the people of Ondo State would prefer the federal government to fix them rather than pay such funds to an administration that lacks accountability and transparency.

    “‎Finally, given the established conflicting figures as admitted by the officials of the Ondo State Government, the federal government should exercise caution on this issue. And the Hon. Rotimi Ameachi-led team should make its report and recommendations available to the public,” the Federal Lawmaker maintained.

  • Boroffice sues for political tolerance

    Following the bloody political violence in Iwaro-Oka, Ondo State in which many people sustained injuries, the Senator representing Ondo North District, Prof Ajayi Boroffice, has called for peaceful politicking as 2016 governorship election in the state gathers momentum. He particularly urged his supporters to shun confrontation with supporters of other aspirants even in the face of provocations.

    In a statement yesterday by his media aide, Kayode Adeniyi, the governorship aspirant under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said he shared good rapport with all governorship aspirants in the APC.

    He, however, cautioned his supporters to shun confrontation over provocation with supporters of other aspirants. The statement said: “On no occasion should our supporters assault, insult or abuse party leaders and other governorship aspirants.

    He urged them to continue to work for party cohesion due to his group’s numerical strength, saying, “we shall win the race by God’s grace.

    “Our common enemy is the failing and fading administration led by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State. The government has changed political clothing, yet its condescending character and posture towards our people remain unchanged. Their camp is daily depleted, yet they display arrogance as if politics is not a game of number.”