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A group within the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Ondo State Redemption Initiative (OSRI) has alleged Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of using the State resources to fund his governorship ambition.
The group through its President, Pastor Adebayo Ogunsanmi, Secretary, Jide Oriola, and Publicity Secretary, Sunday Ayeni accused the Aiyedatiwa of setting aside $180 million to bribe lawmakers for phantom endorsement.
The group said it would be wrong for a Governor to use the State’s resources for selfish political ambition when majority of citizens are wallowing in abject poverty.
In a statement titled ‘Aiyedatiwa offers lawmakers $10.000 dollars for Abuja endorsement’ said Aiyedatiwa has taken his desperation to another level by using dollars to bribe lawmakers for endorsement.
The group said the previous endorsement has been denied and warned the governor against using the State’s resources meant for Infrastructural development to bribe lawmakers who have lost relevance in their constituency.
The group said the latest plot was coming on the heals of another planned endorsement by the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji.
Oladiji’s purported endorsement was roundly denied by 13 members of the 26-member House, who later passed a vote of no-confidence in him.
Reports from across the state has revealed that Aiyedatiwa was going round with offer of bags of money and open cheques to APC who are willing to support his ambition.
The OSRI said “Desperate effort by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state to offer 10,000 dollars to each member of the state assembly for endorsement has been exposed.
“The plot, according to inside sources, will involve a trip by 18 lawmakers from the state to accompany the governor to the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during which they will stage the endorsement.
“Aiyedatiwa is desperately going round for endorsements. The latest is a plan to get 18 lawmakers from the state to accompany him to the national headquarters of the APC in Abuja where they will endorse him.
“But since he knew that he could not get the 18 members to do the dirty job, he has offered each member 18,000 dollars, believing that the money would be too tempting to reject.”
The latest plot is coming on the heals of another planned endorsement by the Speaker of the assembly, Rt. Hon. Olamide Oladiji.
Recall that Oladiji’s purported endorsement was roundly denied by 13 members of the 26-member House, who later passed a vote of no-confidence in him.
Reports from across the state has revealed that Aiyedatiwa is going round with offer of bags of money and open cheques to APC who are willing to support his ambition.
Reacting, a Special Assistant to the State Governor, Sunday Abire said, “why will the Governor bribe the ODHA in the first? The same Governor that has been accused by politicians of not being a spend thrift?
“Which should we hold dearly now? It’s the season of mischief and the Governor is too focused to be distracted.”
