By Ogochukwu Isioma
The Ondo State government has dismissed a report by an online newspaper that the state executive council is divided over the health challenges of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
It described the report as malicious and designed to mislead unsuspecting members of the public, while also urging the public to disregard the wicked rumour of incapacitation of Akeredolu.
In a statement on Friday issued by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, the Ondo State Government maintained that Governor Akeredolu is not incapacitated.
The statement reads, “The attention of Ondo State Government has been drawn to a skewed report in an online newspaper, on the purported split in the Cabinet of the Ondo State Government.
”This malicious report toes the same insidious path of perfidy already trodden by certain purveyors of speculatory hagiography designed to mislead unsuspecting members of the public.
“Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, is not incapacitated. The finality with which the report concluded on his state of health is most unfortunate. Another online medium had peddled the wicked lie on the demise of the Governor in Germany, when he was resting in Ibadan.
“The Cabinet cannot be “disunited” when directives emanate from the office of the Governor. There is no ambiguity in that respect. Members of the public are enjoyed to disregard the wicked rumour of incapacitation.
“We reiterate that the Governor has been discharging the functions of his office effectively. Governance requires collectivity. The fixation on the governor is mischievous. There is no crisis in the State. Political jobbers should steer clear.”
