The commissioner said no one was forging Akeredolu’s signature.
By Jeffrey Agbo
Ondo State Government has debunked allegations of forging Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s signature to loot the state treasury.
Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, told reporters on Thursday after the first executive council (exco) meeting held in three months that Akeredolu, despite his ill health, still attends to files.
Akeredolu’s son, Babajide, who is the Director General of Performance and Project Implementation and Monitoring Unit (PPIMU), attended the meeting.
Other persons that attended included Special Adviser on Security Matters, Akogun Adeleye, Special Adviser on Union Matters and Special Duties, Dare Aragbaiye, amongst others.
Ademola-Olateju said the two files she sent to Akeredolu were approved and returned to her.
She said resolutions were reached at the Abuja meeting with President Bola Tinubu and key decisions were spelt out for other exco members that were not present in Abuja.
The Information Commissioner said they agreed to abide by the resolutions as well as embrace peace.
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She said the council approved the N35,000 wage award to civil servants in the state.
According to her, “We discussed issue of pallaitives meant to cushion effect of fuel subsidy removal. We took note of how the palliative fund was spent.
“We discussed the resolution reached in Abuja as one family. We agreed there must be peace.”
On the alleged forgery of Akeredolu’s signature, she said only forensic expert would determine which signature is real and which is fake.
She said: “I sent two files to the governor and they came back. It was not different from what I am accustomed to.
“Nobody is forging the governor’s signature to take out money. The governor is not bigger than the executive council. We vowed to work for the progress of Ondo State. Social media fake news peddlers should desist from spreading fake news.”