…. freezes Ondo LG accounts
….Deputy Chief of Staff in charge of his official engagement…
By Editor.
The Ondo State Acting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is gradually taking steps to set up his own political structure pending the 2014 party primary in the State.
This is the conclusion of most political appointees in the State who spoke with NewsSpecng citing the freezing of the 18 local Government and 33 local Council Development Areas account as well as other actions as a pointer to the fact.
They posited that that might lead to the dissolving and removal of the appointed caretaker chairmen in the 18 local government areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) who are not his loyalists.
The acting governor action that the newly created LCDA not to open new accounts is an harbinger to the fact.
A letter to the local councils reads: “Distinguished HOLGAs, Your Excellency the acting governor of Ondo state had directed that all spending/expenditure from local government account should be suspended, no signing of cheques, no change of signatories, no withdrawal of any sort until further directive.
“Please adhere strictly to instruction and be guided.”
Some caretaker chairmen who spoke under anonymity are of the opinion that Aiyedatiwa made the move to assert authority in line with his vision as well as cut a niche for himself.
By blocking the account of the local government, and the LCDA , it will make them to fall in line ahead of the party primary next year.
Besides the freezing of the local councils’ account, Aiyedatiwa ordered that the deputy chief of staff, Omojuwa Olusegun, would be responsible for the preparation and signing of his official engagements for the time being.
A letter signed by Omojuwa and addressed to members of the State Executive Council and top government functionaries reads: “The acting governor of Ondo state, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has directed me to inform all Members of the State Executive Council and top
Government functionaries that the deputy chief of staff to the governor would be responsible for the preparation and signing of his official engagements for the time being.
“The Chief of Protocol would take charge of this responsibility as soon as Mr. Governor resumes from his medical vacation.”
