Ondo PDP Advises Aiyedatiwa To Complete Projects Initiated By Late Gov Akeredolu

By Ayodele Oni

Ondo state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), has accused Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of planning to destroy the legacy of his late predecessor, late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

Aiyedatiwa was deputy to late Governor Akeredolu, but sworn in after his demise to complete the second term in 2023.

PDP said on Sunday that “The available facts showed that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was not ready to go on with ongoing projects initiated by his predecessor because of his clear intention to destroy his legacy on the altar of political vendetta.

“Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was said to have boasted of his powers as the Executive Governor to stop any projects that do not catch his fancy and that those who had benefited from the projects by way of monetary and/or material rewards should also go ahead to look for means of financing the said projects to completion.

“Our Party has sufficient reasons to suspect very strongly that these allegations of an attempt to abandon and destroy his predecessor’s legacy could be very true.

“We have to come to this conclusion because one has to know why a governor, who has huge resources at his disposal would be going back and forth to simply complete projects left behind by his predecessor when the government is regarded as a continuum.”

The statement, signed by Leye Igbabo,

Director of Media And Publicity, PDP Ondo State, some of the abandoned road projects Ijoka road construction project,

Alagbaka Extension road project, Onyearugbulem Junction Flyover bridges and so many other abandoned projects.

“We can feel this level of animosity towards his predecessor’s camp such that the governor even refused to complete the ongoing 3 km Alagbaka Extension road project in front of his own house.

“While we concur that the Governor has unrestricted powers and capacity to vent or mobilize his anger against the camp of his perceived enemies, we view such a stance as puerile, immature, and ungrateful, and therefore caution the Governor to exercise restraints in the use of naked powers, as absolute powers belong to God.

“We requested the Governor to note that our Party, though an opposition with no direct benefit to the throne as at then, rose stoutly in defence of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, then a Deputy Governor, primarily to avert harm to our hard-earned constitutional democracy for which he became the sole beneficiary.

“Since it is God who gives power and has temporarily honoured him with the exalted office of the Governor, our Party encourages the Governor to act like the Biblical Joseph who, though suffered persecution and untold hardship in a foreign land, declined to punish his brothers for initially causing him such discomfort, after God had rescued and elevated him.

“We vehemently call on the Governor, at this juncture, to demonstrate copious gratitude to God Almighty, and in victory, exhibit large-heartedness to the people and particularly, consider the primary interest of the innocent masses who bear the brunt of the needless political brinkmanship and chicanery.”