Why Akeredolu Governing Ondo State From Ibadan According To His Aide

Akeredolu has been away from the state since his return from a medical vacation overseas.  The Ondo leader is currently working from Ibadan, Oyo State, but the move has generated commotion in the state, with the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youths giving the governor an ultimatum on Monday to return.

 

As a result of the Ondo leader's decision to work from Ibadan, Oyo State, there have been repercussions in the state, and on Monday, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) youths gave the governor an ultimatum to return.

To manage the operations of the South-West state, however, Odebowale claimed on Tuesday's episode of Politics Today on Channels Tv that the governor needed a nicer apartment due to his deteriorating health.

"Aketi came back in September. Where he used to stay - the Presidential Lodge built for the visiting president at that time Olusegun Obasanjo - is a two-bedroom apartment," he said on the show.

"Now, he is back. He cannot occupy that place again. The Old Governor's Office - the Governor's Lodge built by the previous administration is now the office of the investment outlet called the ODIPA. That's the office," the governor's aide added.

"So, the governor has been managing a two-bedroom apartment for six years. But his current state of health would not permit him to pretend that all is well. He would need all the things for him to recover properly. That's why the new place that is being arranged for him is almost completed."

He said that administration has been running successfully despite Akeredolu not being physically present in Ondo State, and he questioned why detractors wanted his principal back in the state.

"When they say they want to see Aketi, do they want to see him at the site so that he would be carrying cement or following workmen? What exactly? The civil servants have been paid all their salaries. Aketi has been signing laws since he came back," he maintained.

According to Akeredolu's assistant, the recent uproar surrounding the Ondo governor's absence demonstrates that Akeredolu is "surrounded by adversaries from within. even his relatives."