…allege they were denied gift for opposing impeachment of deputy gov Ajayi
Seven lawmakers who opposed the impeachment of Ondo Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, in the state House of Assembly have berated Governor Rotimi Akeredolu for excluding them from the cars given to their colleagues.
Akeredolu had last Friday distributed the 2020 model SUV KIA Sportage to 19 out of the 26 members of the state Assembly as official vehicles.
“It is not the governor’s personal gifts, this is statutory and the governor should not play politics with it”
According to the governor, his administration has kept its promise of providing the cars to the lawmakers despite the dwindling resources of the state.
But one of the aggrieved lawmakers and Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Mr Iroju Ogundeji, condemned the action of the governor against the seven legislators, alleging that they were denied the cars because they did not support the deputy governor’s impeachment.
“They are using their power on us because we did not support the impeachment, but I know the time shall pass. They even refused to obey the court that dismissed our suspension,” he said.
Speaking in the same vein, another lawmaker, Tomide Akinribido, said their exclusion was to punish them for refusing to sign the impeachment notice against the deputy governor.
“It is not the governor’s personal gifts, this is statutory and the governor should not play politics with it,” Akinribido said.