APC alleges plot by the ZLP to militarise Ondo community during the poll
The Akeredolu Campaign Organisation in Ondo state says it has uncovered a sinister plot by the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) to militarise Ilaje council area of Ondo State, during the next Saturday’s governorship election.
This evil plan, the campaign organization alleged “is targeted at intimidating the people and discouraging them from coming out to vote, thereby giving the ZLP a conducive atmosphere to rig the election in favor of its unpopular candidate.
This was contained in a statement by the organisation’s spokesperson, Richard Olabode Olatunde in Akure.
Olatunde said “We can authoritatively say that this is part of the grand plans of the ZLP and its candidate, Agboola Ajayi to subvert the will of the people who are determined to return a bloc votes for the APC and its candidate, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) in Ilaje Local Government Area.
“The ZLP is aware that the people of Ilaje are determined to vote massively for the APC, particularly to see that their son, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who is the deputy Governorship candidate of the APC, is voted into power.
“The Akeredolu/ Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation is bringing this to the public, due to its belief that the people must be allowed to exercise their franchise without intimidation or fear on Election Day.
“Again, since prevention of crime remains the best way to enhance security, the appropriate agencies must act now.
“Also, the State Governor and APC Governorship Candidate, Ararakunrin Akeredolu has at different times, reiterated the fact that no election is worth the blood of the citizens. So, this dubious plan by the ZLP should not only be condemned, but prevented from happening.
“While we are calling on the security agencies to intervene and save Ondo State from electoral violence and deliberate intimidation, we want to urge our supporters across the state, particularly the people of Ilaje to remain calm, but say no to intimidation and evil plans by the ZLP and their cohorts.
He said “we trust that the security agencies, particularly the Military will be above board and discharge as an unbiased actor in the election.
In its reaction to the allegation, the ZLP Publicity Secretary, Felix Olatunde said
“The allegation of planned militarisation of the Southern part of Ondo State as irresponsibly made by the Akeredolu campaign team against our party is purely inconsistent with reality, false and totally deceptive.
“The Zenith Labour Party has no connection with individuals and or people that could be used to militarise the coastal areas of the state or elsewhere as alleged.
“We have heard of the plans of the APC to import thugs from Kogi and elsewhere. We have heard his people boast of moving anti-terrorism teams to Ondo State to harass youths and adults intent on voting him out.
“The whole world heard when an APC chieftain openly said he was a militant and that his party is ready to bring all sorts of guns for electoral processes.
“The whole world saw how Aketi’s thugs openly intimidated the people of Oba Akoko by shooting sporadically into the air even while in the convoy of the outgoing governor.
“We have heard of many instances of brigandage, burning of opposition party’s vehicles and harassment of opposition party leaders by known Akeredolu thugs,” he added.
“The hypocrisy of Akeredolu in alleging militarisation should not only be noted but be seen as an attempt to divert attention from his innermost intention.
“Akeredolu and the APC in words and action have been the most abusive, most belligerent and most violent that any hypocritical cry of militarisation from him and his party in Ondo State has no meaning in the ears of Ondo State people.
Olatunde said that the governor “has been very violent till now and will not stop being violent out of desperation unless the agencies of State prepare to halt his satanic plans to militarise our State.”
OndoFirstBorn: Construction and rehabilitation of over 800 Public Primary schools across the state with modern toilets, ICT Facilities and Playground equipment.
So its no more 500.
And OP how many Recruitments into all the school you claimed to have been constructed
Some of the roads include; The dualization of the once bloodsucking Oke-alabojuto road, Dualization of Emure-Owo road, Dualization of Ikare Township Road, Dualization of Emure-Owo road, Dualization of Oba Osupa Road in Akure, Dualization of Owo Township road, Construction of Iyere-Ipele Road, Dualization of Nepa-Hospital Road, Dualization of CBN – Bishop Court, Akure, Dualization of Oda Road in Akure and many others
OndoFirstBorn: The success of any government is measured by how well an administration has successfully and positively impacted the lives of the people it was elected to govern. Over the years, there has been a great paradigm shift away from the traditional and pure understanding of what governance and leadership is all about.
Taking the case of the Nigerian Political setting, the first generational leaders which followed the Nigerian independence was made of elites who set the pace for what good leadership is all about. While getting a breed that fits into this category might be hard to find in our present day realities, a fresh air of hope comes with the realization that there are quite a handful left within the Nigerian Political scene who understand what governance and leadership is all about.
Standing tall among these few lot, who understand pure art of governance, is Arakunin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN. One who is willing to take the bull by the horn, doing the needful to effecting the much needed change and also ready to taking the necessary sacrifice for the good all.
The inception of Arakunrin Akeredolu as the governor of Ondo State came at a time when the state was in dire need of a savior, one that can muster the much needed courage and strength to salvage what was left of the state. Setting to work like a Picasso with a pastel of colors and a brush, Akeredolu within the space of three and a half years created a masterpiece out of the ordinary in Ondo State; setting the pace for a new Ondo as he gave the good sons and daughters of the Sunshine state a new lease of hope that through progressive governance led by people like Arakunrin Akeredolu in Ondo State; reaping the dividends of democracy is possible.
Under his watch, the under listed projects in the state has given the state a new outlook of which has made the Sunshine state a place of pride among its contemporaries;
INFRASTRUCTURE: ▪️Construction of over 400km of roads Some of the roads include; The dualization of the once bloodsucking Oke-alabojuto road, Dualization of Emure-Owo road, Dualization of Ikare Township Road, Dualization of Emure-Owo road, Dualization of Oba Osupa Road in Akure, Dualization of Owo Township road, Construction of Iyere-Ipele Road, Dualization of Nepa-Hospital Road, Dualization of CBN – Bishop Court, Akure, Dualization of Oda Road in Akure, Construction of OAUSTECH Internal access road in Okitipupa, Construction of Sabomi Township Road, Construction of 12km Okitipupa – Igbokoda bypass Road, Construction of 16km Idanre – Ijoka virgin Road, Construction of Iwalewa – Hospital Road, Construction Of Abusoro-Ijoka Road, Alagbaka SIB/Appeal Court Road in Akure, Construction of Gaga Community Road, Construction of Oke-Ogba Community Road, Reconstruction of Ijapo Road, Construction of Club 20 Road, Reconstruction of Iwaro-Oka Road, Reconstruction of Jubilee – Ugbe-Akoko Road, Asphalt overlay of Okitipupa township road, construction of Igbara-Oke/Ibuji/Ekiti boundary Road and many others
▪️Construction of Ore Flyover Bridge ▪️Construction of a new office complex for Ondo State Internal Revenue Service. ▪️Completed and Commissioned the Civil Engineering Building at Ministry of Works and Infrastructure.
HEALTHCARE: ▪️Recruitment of over 500 health personnel and 200 medical doctors. ▪️Increased the Mother and Child Hospital from 2 to 7. Mother and Child hospital used to be in only Akure and Ondo Town before. Now, there is mother and Child hospital in Ikare-Akoko, Owo, Ore, Okitipupa and Igbokoda. ▪️Construction of a new Critical Care Unit at UNIMED, Akure. ▪️Upgraded Akure Specialist Hospital to UNIMED teaching Hospital. ▪️Distribution of about N2.1billion worth of medical equipment to health facilities across Ondo State. ▪️Rehabilitation of dilapidated health centres across the state. ▪️Construction of UNIMED teaching Hospital in Ondo Town. ▪️Ongoing Construction of 500-beddings Hospital complex at UNIMED, Ondo and Akure.
EDUCATION: ▪️Construction and rehabilitation of over 700 Public Primary schools ▪️Supplying 10,672 pieces of furniture. He also supplied ICT Facilities, solar systems, playground equipment to the schools ▪️Promotion of teachers as and when due. ▪️Governor Akeredolu breath life into Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa after it was abandoned by Mimiko for 8years. He reconstructed the main gate, completed the construction the University Library, the Auditorium and the Administrative Building Complex. He also constructed the internal roads of the University.
INDUSTRIALIZATION: ▪️Ondo-Linyi Industrial Hub in Ore. An industrial hub which houses about 6 industrial factories which include; Cassava-Ethanol Factory, Win-Win Textile Mill, Truck Assembly Plant, Wewood Factory, MDF/HDF Factory and a Paper Mill Factory. ▪️Governor Akeredolu commissioned a Granite and Marble factory in Ose LGA. ▪️Governor Akeredolu also commissioned the Sunshine Chocolate Factory in Idanre. The factory is a PPP between Ondo State Government and a United States company, SPAGNVOLA CHOCOLATIERS, was established for the purpose of job creation and economic development of the state, using cocoa value-chain.
WORKERS WELFARE: ▪️Payment of 6months out of the 7months salary arrears and pension inherited from the immediate past Mimiko administration. ▪️Payment of over N4billion for the payment of gratuity inherited from the previous administration in the state. ▪️Payment of new Minimum wage and payment of 33.4% pension increase. ▪️Promotion of workers as and when due.
JOB CREATION: ▪️Employment of Over 420 fresh graduates into the state board of internal revenue service. ▪️Recruitment of over 500 health personnel and 200 medical doctors. ▪️Employment of 70 workers into Ondo State Radiovision cooperation (OSRC) ▪️Employment of 35 special persons into the state civil service ▪️Over 2000 people have been employed through Ondo-Linyi Industrial Hub and other industries. ▪️Ongoing recruitment of 1000 teachers and 432 health workers to fill the personnel gaps in primary health care facilities across the state.
WATER SUPPLY: ▪️Digging and resuscitation of over 2000 boreholes in our rural and urban areas through the “Kamomi Aketi Water Scheme”. ▪️Akeredolu commissioned the 45.6 kilometre water rising mains and pipe laying project along Igbokoda – Ugbonla road in Ilaje local government area of the state. The project worth over 2.3 billion naira was embarked upon by the immediate past government but was not completed until the Akeredolu administration came on board.
AGRICULTURE: ▪️Distribution of over 800,000 cocoa seedlings to farmers in Ondo State to boost cocoa production. ▪️Procured 20 brand new tractors for farmers in the state. ▪️Reactivation of the afforestation projects in Ondo State. 10,000 Hectares of the state afforestation projects sited at Omotoso in Okitipupa local government. The projects is worth N20billion and it has employed over 1,000 youths of Ondo state. This is a Public Private Partnership with Weewood, a Chinese company. ▪️Under Akeredolu, Over N210,000,000 have been disbursed to farmers co-operative societies in the state, under the FADAMA Scheme. ▪️Over 1,000 metrics ton of fertilizers have been distributed to farmers in Ondo state for enhanced farming. ▪️Distribution of of over 100,000 brazilian cashew seedlings and top quality oil palm seedlings to farmers across the state. ▪️Empowerment and training of about 6,000 youths to become Agripreneurs.
OTHERS: ▪️Governor Akeredolu has given out about N550million as soft loans to Artisans, market women, groups and the vulnerable through the State Micro-Credit Agency. ▪️Today, from a horrible inherited less than N800 million monthly chart, Ondo State has recorded sustained growth in its IGR since 2017. As of January 2020, the total IGR of the state was not less than N2 billion. ▪️Governor Akeredolu commissioned a new mass transit, Sunshine travels after the defunct Owena transit which was mismanaged by past administration.
History will always be kind to men of good heart whose focus in driven by the sheer commitment and dedication to making life better for other. Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu SAN has done what within four years what his contemporaries failed to do within the space of eight years. No doubt Ondo State is witnessing an unprecedented change in its history which must be sustained by the good people of Ondo State.
Continuity is an integral part for good governance, keeping Arakunrin Akeredolu beyond 2020 is not just another giant step in their drive for good governance, but an assurance of good governance in the state for the next four years.
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has warned his Rivers State counterpart, Nyesom Wike, to steer clear of the October 10 governorship election in the state.
Wike had on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme on Friday declared that Eyitayo Jegede of the Peoples Democratic Party will win the Ondo Governorship election.
The Rivers governor claimed that the All Progressives Congress was putting INEC under pressure to win the poll for Akeredolu, having lost in Edo State.
However, Akeredolu, who spoke through the state Commissioner for Information, Mr Donald Ojogor, said there would not be any room for Wike to influence the process of the October 10 election.
He said, “In all aspects, Governor Wike deserves respect not just as governor but as a critical stakeholder in the democratic journey. He has his inalienable rights as a citizen to express his mind and make comments about whatever he feels strongly about.
“However, what amuses us is his imperious attitude and recourse to spurious allegations just because of an election. He should know that the people of the Ondo State who have a history of rejecting external influence and domination, will resist his attempt to play the role of a godfather in Ondo state. Ondo is not Rivers.
“The man ought to know that utterances of public office holders must be measured and their delivery ought to be in line with the mood of the people. The people of the state will resist Wike here even if he had roared elsewhere successfully. For emphasis, his imperialistic approach is most unfortunate and very unbecoming.”
helinues: To all those who are hell bent in working against anything interest of Yoruba politically, let this sink into you guys skull, Ondo state is a progressive State and can never be Edo.
And also in addition, we are warning you guys to stay clear of Ondo election... Not an empty one walahi
Aketi winning na sure banker that you can give to your in-law without paying dowries
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