Disclose his whereabouts – Opposition
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia
Contrary to speculations making the rounds, Ondo State Government, has said that the Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, is not dead.
Rumour mills have it that the Governor who has been out of circulation for a while following his ill health, died early Saturday morning.
But the State Government, in a swift reaction, dismissed the rumour as the handiwork of mischief makers.
Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, in a statement in Akure, urged members of the public to disregard the rumour.
The statement obtained by Ikengaonline read in part: “We have been inundated with calls and messages concerning the state of health of the Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON.
“We had chosen to ignore this wicked fabrication until it appeared that certain persons seek to draw political mileage from the disinformation.
“Though the Governor has been indisposed, he has been attending to state matters and delegating functions to functionaries of the Government, when necessary.
“We enjoin the members of the public to ignore the rumour. Aketi is very much alive.”
But countering the Government claims, the Chairman of the Social Democratic Party, Chief Stephen Adewale, challenged the State Government to disclosed the whereabouts of the Governor.
Similarly, Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Kennedy Peretei, said the Governor’s whereabouts should not be a secret.
Peretei said: “As mortals, any human being can fall sick. Whether in public office or private life. Rotimi Akeredolu is employed by the people of Ondo State and maintained with taxpayers’ money. So, it is criminal and a great disservice to keep mum over his health status and his whereabouts.”
