Since returning from a three-month medical leave in Germany on 8 September, Ondo State Governor Akeredolu has been in his...
over the continued residence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in Ibadan two weeks after returning from a three-month medical leave in Germany.
His illness and the ascension of the deputy governor to the leadership of the government in acting capacity had created a rift in the state executive council with Mr Akeredolu’s associates suspecting Mr Aiyedatiwa of disloyalty to the governor. In the two weeks since the governor resumed duty, his attitude to his deputy has been at best, testy. His aides and associates have publicly attacked Mr Aiyedatiwa and expressed rumours that the deputy governor and his associates had hoped that the governor would not recover from his illness to return to his seat.
While the drama between the governor and his deputy has raised the political temperature of the state, Mr Akeredolu’s failure to resume physically in his state capital is further dividing public opinion in the state.Another major action that Mr Akeredolu took upon his return from medical leave abroad was assenting to a bill establishing local council development areas in the state. The state House of Assembly had passed the bill shortly before his return.
Also, a trader who gave her name simply as Mrs Ajisafe, quipped, “It doesn’t feel like there is a government in Akure,” when PREMIUM TIMES asked her about the absence of the governor in the state.For the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party in the state, Mr Akeredolu’s continued stay outside the state showed that he is not yet fit to resume his responsibilities to the people.
However, the APC has described the statement as an indication that the opposition party wished the governor would not come back from his medical vacation. Alex Kalejaiye, the spokesperson for the APC in the state, said the governor has been attending to state matters since his arrival.
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