August 7, 2024
Press Statement
Governor Aiyedatiwa’s Hoarding And Repackaging Of Federal Govt Palliatives Allocated To Ondo State
The Peoples Democratic Party, Ondo State Chapter notes with dismay that the Federal Government palliatives allocated to Ondo State are yet to be shared for the people of the state after several weeks of delivery to the State.
We have it on good authority that the Governor is trying to repackage and rebrand the said palliatives and share to members and supporters of APC with a view to using same to promote his gubernatorial ambition as the November16, 2024 gubernatorial election approaches.
This we consider duplicitous and insincere approach to service and governance, a consistent disposition of the Aiyedatiwa administration since he accidentally became Governor, otherwise the delay in the distribution of an interventionist action as this, would not, ordinarily have arisen.
Our party views this posture of Mr Governor as not only insensitive but equally wicked, inhuman and unbecoming of a State Governor who should, as matter of fact, exhibit empathy, love and compassion for the people that are already challenged, hopeless, devastated and ravaged by hunger, anger and disease.
We had thought that the resolve of the Ondo State people not to join the national hunger protest would have spurred the Governor to, more than ever before, consider the awkward predicament of the people and go to any length in alleviating the avoidable hardship.
We even consider the desire to politicise palliative distribution at the expense of the general populace as not only distasteful and reprehensible but equally absurd and brutal.
However, we now have reason to believe that the Governor’s recent appreciation to the people of Ondo State for not joining the national protest, can at best be seen as shedding of crocodile tears and we therefore call on him to immediately release the palliatives for appropriate distribution to the targeted section of the society without any further procrastination.
Leye Igbabo,
Director of Media and Publicity PDP Ondo State
