Posted by Samuel on Wed 09th Oct, 2024 - tori.ng
Condemning the development, Ebiwanno in a statement made available to SaharaReporters, accused the state governor of using the money to entice the voting public on the pretext of benevolence.
Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the Governor of Ondo State is facing criticism after being filmed spraying money on the streets of Akure, the state capital, in an alleged attempt to entice voters.
A legal practitioner, Lade Ebiwanno, slammed the governor for such illegal public display.
The video shared with SaharaReporters on Wednesday showed Governor Aiyedatiwa throwing bundles of money on a crowd of people which hailed him.
The actual date of the video could not yet be verified, although witnesses claimed it was recent.
Condemning the development, Ebiwanno in a statement made available to SaharaReporters, accused the state governor of using the money to entice the voting public on the pretext of benevolence.
Ebiwanno stated, "I just watched a video where the Governor of Ondo State, His Excellency, Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa was spraying money on the streets of Akure to entice the voting public and ingratiate himself with them on the pretext of benevolence and I begin to wonder and ask myself whether this man truly understands the gravitas of the vantage position or office he occupies as a public officer.
"Does this mean the Governor can't give us a snippet of what constitutes decency and morality or the current government in Ondo state is crammed with people who are bareft of infrastructure of ideas that can advise Governor on planning and implementation of programmes instead of allowing him to be bringing his exalted office and himself to disrepute?
"This action raises a lot of posers on the integrity of Mr. Governor. It has nothing to do with partisan stimuli. It is very bad, it is all about projecting the image of the governor and Ondo State in a good light in the eyes of the comity of nations and within Nigeria's political milieu."