Why We Will Never Be Part Of A Failed Government – Ondo PDP

By Ayodele Oni

The People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ondo state has described as laughable the request by Governor Rotimi Akeredolu that its Governorship candidate in the 2020 election, Mr Eyitayo Jegede, should join him in rebuilding the state.

Governor Akeredolu had in his reaction to his victory at the Supreme Court, urged his runner up in the election to team up with him in the quest to develop the state.

But, the PDP in the state saw the request as unthinkable noting that the duo have no meeting point.

A statement by Mr Kenedy Peretei, state PDP spokesman said that “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ondo State Chapter finds this request laughable.

“Our party and its candidate cannot be part of a government that has thrown out many students of tertiary institutions in the state because their parents can no longer pay the astronomical school fees charged by the Akeredolu Government.

“Our party and its candidate cannot be part of government that has crippled the health care system in the State. We cannot be part of a government that has withdrawn free shuttle buses for school children.

“It is unthinkable that Akeredolu can ask our candidate to join a government that has pauperised civil servants in the state through the payments of 30% salaries that are not even regular.

“Civil servants now have to take loans to be able to pay house rents or send their children to school. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa Chapter has just embarked on an indefinite strike. What has been the government’s response to all these myriad of problems?

“It is important to stress that, before the October 2020 election, Eyitayo Jegede, SAN and the PDP drew up a well articulated manifesto on Education, Health Care delivery, Agriculture, Industrialization, Welfare of Civil Servants and much more in contradistinction to what is obtainable now in the state.

“To this extent, there is no meeting point between what was designed  by the PDP and Akeredeolu’s score card.

“The Supreme Court verdict has also exposed the impunity which is the trademark and the foundation of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its Government at all levels.

“All the seven Justices of the Supreme Court agreed that, Mai Mala Buni acted in clear violation of Section 183 of the 1999 Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended).

“This has become the talking point of the political space since the judgement was delivered. Our jurisprudence on election matters has been enriched and everyone is grateful to Eyitayo Jegede and the PDP for not allowing the APC to drown our democracy in the sea of their impunity.

“Our party wishes to advise Akeredolu to channel his energies to improving the welfare of Ondo citizens instead of grandstanding and clicking of wine glasses over the Supreme Court Judgement.”