By Ayodele Oni
The People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), Ondo State Chapter has insisted that the State Commissioner for Finance, Mrs Isaac Omowunmi, must be sacked for, allegedly, “criminally abusing her office.”
Omowunmi and the Attorney General & Commissioner for Justice, Olukayode Ajulo, SAN, were retained in a recent dissolution of the state executive council by Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
The PDP, in a statement on Monday, signed by Kennedy Peretei, its spokesman, accused Omowunmi of financial recklessness.
The statement “The Lucky Aiyedatiwa government has maintained such a deafening silence and complicity that are making tongues to wag, if indeed, there is more to it that meets the eye.
“The N11.5B Security Vote in the Ministry of Finance captured in the 2025 Approved Budget has not been explained to the people of the State, in spite of the public outcry.
“The provision of N250M as Honorarium and Sitting Allowance in the Ministry of Finance is another padded item in the budget for the enjoyment and pleasure of the Commissioner.
“Perhaps, the most insensitive of the items is the procurement of one Toyota Prado SUV Jeep for the Honorable Commissioner for Finance at a princely sum of N230M.
“In view of the above approved Budgetary allocations, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ondo State Chapter believes that Mrs Isaac Omowunmi, the Ondo State Commissioner for Finance must be sacked immediately, for criminally abusing her office.
“Her claim of being a UK trained Accountant falls flat on its back, if all she can do is to fleece the people’s Treasury. The supposed Gatekeeper of our Treasury.
“If Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa fails to relieve the Commissioner of her duties, having failed the people of the Sunshine State, steps will be taken to prove that, what is at stake is the people’s funds.
“Whatever happened to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) team that arrived at the State in the wake of the 2025 Budget scandal is inexplicable.
“A Government that presides over a huge infrastructural deficit, a totally collapsed health care delivery system and unacceptable falling educational standards can ill-afford the financial recklessness of the Commissioner for Finance in our State.”
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