Politics
THE Ondo State House of Assembly has refuted the allegation that each lawmaker was given N10 million to facilitate the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi.
The assembly’s spokesman, Mr Olugbenga Omole, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Akure. Omole described the allegation as a mere attempt to drag the assembly’s integrity into the mud.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was an allegation on Tuesday by the deputy governor that the 26 lawmakers in the House had been given N10 million each by Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to impeach him.
Ajayi, who had defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, made the allegation in a statement by his spokesperson, Tope Okeowo, on Tuesday in Akure. The governor, however, immediately denied the allegation.
Omole, in the statement, said the attention of the Ondo State House of Assembly had been drawn to an online report that members of the House had been given N10 million each as inducement to impeach Ajayi.
“This allegation smacks of naivety on the part of the deputy governor and intended to cast aspersions on the noble image of members and drag the integrity of the House in the mud.
“It is on this premise that we Honourable members of the Ondo State House of Assembly state unequivocally that this is nothing but a blatant lie and politics taken too far, least expected of the calibre of the deputy governor of the Sunshine State.
“But we are not surprised because he is a drowning man and he will hold on to anything to survive.
” As lawmakers and elected representatives of the people, we are aware of efforts by Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to reposition the state and make it enviable among her equals across the country even in the face of obvious dwindling resources,” Omole said.
He said that it was unimaginable that the lawmakers would compromise their honour in the pursuit of selfish gains.
“Much as we would not be ready to trade words with anyone, we are adequately aware of our constitutional rights and would never hesitate to exercise same when occasion demands for it.
“We do not need any inducement of whatever kind from any quarters to exercise our constitutional responsibilities as elected representatives of the people.
“To this end, the lawmakers of the Ondo State House of Assembly refute the allegation of N10 million each to facilitate the impeachment of the deputy governor.
“We state unequivocally that this is nothing but a blatant lie only conceived in the imagination of Agboola Ajayi who believes money is everything,” he stated. (NAN)
– Jun. 24, 2020 @ 14:29 GMT |
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