The Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in Ondo State has accused Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of financially inducing residents of the state in order not to participate in the ongoing protest against bad governance and economic hardship in the country.
A statement issued on Saturday by the party’s Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, said the governor who met with students’ leaders, clerics, among others deployed all means to suppress the cries and yearnings of the people amid the economic hardship.
Peretei noted that with the happenings in the state, residents should be in the forefront of the protest over alleged bad governance in the state.
“It is indeed a sad reality that the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, had to personally dish out cash inducements to some youths, clergymen, and others from the state treasury in order to forestall protests in the state capital, Akure.
“There is no part of the country that needs the protest more than Ondo State in the face of an administration that has practically grounded the state.
“Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is yet to account for the N5 billion that the Federal Government released to all the states as palliatives in the wake of the uproar from Nigerians after the withdrawal of fuel subsidies.
“The monthly allocation from the Federation Account, which averages N10 billion every month since December 2023, has had no impact on the state. In fact, the allocation for last month was N11 billion,” he alleged.
Thefrontrank reports that a lone #EndBadGovernance protester was on Thursday attacked by sponsored thugs at the popular NEPA roundabout in Akure.
It was learnt that the protester who had parked his car by the roadside with placards at the front and back of the vehicle was attacked and flogged ruthlessly by the thugs.
Thefrontrank gathered that many residents stayed away from the #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria protest due to the fear of attack by sponsored thugs.
