These are not the best of times for Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa as his apology has been rejected by the State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
Recall that Aiyedatiwa had on Thursday tendered an apology to the Governor over the political crisis in the State which started while he was away for medical treatment abroad.
Reacting to Aiyedatiwa’s apology, the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategy, Dr Doyin Odebowale, said; “Governor Akeredolu does not meddle in the affairs of the House of Assembly of Ondo State, as subtly suggested at the (Aiyedatiwa’s) press conference.”
“There has never been any time when the governor ‘persuaded’ the ‘distinguished members of Ondo State House of Assembly to embrace the political solution offered by the APC, ‘in the face of an impeachment move against’ the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa.”
“The governor, a senior advocate of over two decades, possesses a deep understanding of constitutional democracy. Any snide suggestion of meddlesomeness in the business of the second arm of government by the governor is repudiated with vehemence. Mr Governor cannot descend too low.”
“The deputy governor referred to the allegations of malfeasance levelled against him by the House of Assembly as ‘all sorts of lies against my person in the media’.”
“It is only decent that we advise him to take this defence to the same House of Assembly which came up with 14 allegations of gross misconduct against him.”
“More instructive is the unfortunate reference made to ‘a series of events triggered by the health challenges faced by Mr Governor, which gave rise to misunderstandings, misconceptions, assumptions, and insinuations, and exploited by political contenders preparing for the upcoming 2024 gubernatorial election.”
