Doyin Odebowale, the Special Adviser on Special Duty and Strategy to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State, has clarified that the governor’s absence from the state’s capital, Akure, is attributed to accommodation challenges.
Odebowale provided this explanation during an interview with Channels Television on Tuesday.
Governor Akeredolu has been away from Ondo State since his return from a medical trip abroad, choosing instead to work from Ibadan, Oyo State. This decision has stirred concerns within the state, with the youth wing of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) recently issuing an ultimatum for his return.
According to Odebowale, Governor Akeredolu’s health condition necessitates a more suitable residence to effectively manage the affairs of the South-West state. He highlighted the limitation of the previous accommodation – a two-bedroom apartment at the Presidential Lodge, initially constructed for visiting presidents during Olusegun Obasanjo’s tenure.
“Now, he is back. He cannot occupy that place again. The Old Governor’s Office – the Governor’s Lodge built by the previous administration is now the office of the investment outlet called the ODIPA. That’s the office,” the governor’s aide added.
“So, the governor has been managing a two-bedroom apartment for six years. But his current state of health would not permit him to pretend that all is well.
“He would need all the things for him to recover properly. That’s why the new place that is being arranged for him is almost completed.
“When they say they want to see Aketi, do they want to see him at the site so that he would be carrying cement or following workmen?
“What exactly? The civil servants have been paid all their salaries. Aketi has been signing laws since he came back,” he maintained.
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