The Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu has urged his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa to defend himself against the allegation levelled against him by the state House of Assembly.
Akeredolu stated this while responding to the apology issued to him by the deputy governor.
Recall that the embattled deputy governor had apologised to Akeredolu over the recent political crisis in the state.
Aiyedatiwa expressed regrets that the negative reports that had trailed the crisis must have caused embarrassment to the governor in the last few months.
However, speaking via a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategy, Doyin Adebowale, the governor said he does not meddle in the affairs of the state House of Assembly.
Adebowale, “The Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, does not meddle in the affairs of the House of Assembly of Ondo State, as subtly suggested at the 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 All Progressives Congress (APC), “in the face of an impeachment move against” the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
“The best respect that all elected and appointed officials of the Government can display to the people should find expression in the unconditional reverence for the institution which represents them.
“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.
“This is the only course of honour at this moment.”
