- Kazeem Badmus
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been given a seven-day ultimatum by the state House of Assembly
to respond to the corruption allegations against him.
OSUN DEFENDER reports that the Ondo State House of Assembly accused the Deputy Governor of gross misconduct.
The Chairman, House Committee on Information, Oshati Olatunji, stated this during an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today.
The House accused Lucky Aiyedatiwa of gross misconduct while in office as the acting governor when Governor Rotimi Akeredolu was on three-month sick leave abroad.
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Olatunji said, “There are allegations against the deputy governor bordering on misappropriation of funds. We are duty-bound as legislators to do our job. We are not witch-hunting anybody.
“This includes a N30 million allegation and violation of the constitution. What we are saying is that he should give us a reply to these allegations within seven days.”
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