The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy (AFRICMIL) has called on Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun, to stop the persecution of Adewale Adedayo, the erstwhile chairman of Ijebu-east LGA.
The African Centre for Media and Information Literacy has called on Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun state, to stop the “persecution” of Adewale Adedayo, erstwhile chairman of Ijebu-east LGA.In a statement issued on Thursday, Chido Onumah, the coordinator of AFRICMIL, described Adedayo as a “legitimate whistleblower” who has not committed any act “immoral and unlawful for the governor to deploy a strategy of intimidating” him.
The group added that it is “unbecoming for the governor to go to the extent of making Adedayo to face retaliation for demanding transparency and accountability in administration of local government funds”.“Adedayo doesn’t deserve the punishment he is currently facing because he has done nothing wrong other than exercising his right of freedom of expression,” the statement reads.
“In fact, instead of being punished, he should be rewarded for exhibiting behaviour that would be of benefit to society rather than himself. “We therefore call on the governor to immediately halt further retaliation against the whistleblower.“We call for his immediate reinstatement as the chairman of Ijebu-east local government area, and withdrawal of the court case instituted against him.”
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