Ondo State Governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dismissed recent claims of certificate forgery against him as the orchestrated machination of political adversaries aiming to discredit his leadership.
According to the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Ebenezer Adeniyan, the report alleging forgery is baseless and merely intended to divert the focus from the governor’s agenda.
Adeniyan pointed fingers at an unnamed gubernatorial aspirant, alleging the aspirant orchestrated the forgery claims against Aiyedatiwa.
Aiyedatiwa, having assumed office less than two weeks ago following the demise of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, faced allegations brought forth by Akeredolu’s loyalists during his stint as acting governor.
MUK TV reports that his elevation to the governorship led to resignations among Akeredolu’s close supporters.
In a statement titled ‘Certificates: the blackmailers are at it again,’ Adeniyan denounced the falsified allegations and highlighted the governor’s commitment to the state’s development.
“Our attention has been drawn to the mischievous plans by some political actors to embark on fresh unsubstantiated allegations against the Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
“After failing woefully with their attempts to paint the governor in bad light with the stories around the death of the former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, these desperate elements have resorted to blackmail. The first of such is to use faceless groups and individuals to make allegations of certificate forgery against the governor.
“A governorship aspirant last night held a meeting with some individuals at a popular hotel in Akure where he gave the directive to those present to write stories alleging that the governor used forged certificates to contest the election,” stated Adeniyan.
He also emphasized that Governor Aiyedatiwa’s credentials were officially submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the 2020 election and are in the public domain.
“Mr. Governor remains committed to delivering on his promises to develop Ondo State and will not be distracted by the shenanigans of shameless politicians and their cronies,” Adeniyan concluded.
