Ondo State Government today debunks insinuations making the rounds that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, funded from the state treasury the trips of government officials who accompanied him to the wedding of his daughter in Mauritius.
It made the denial in a statement by the Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Donald Ojogo. It was entitled “Re: Akeredolu’s Daughter Weds In Mauritius.”
It said: “The attention of the Ondo State Government has been drawn to the needless insinuations surrounding the wedding ceremony of the daughter of Govermor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Oluwarotimi Akeredolu Aketi, SAN in Mauritius over the weekend.
First, the baleful narratives deliberately churned out to the public were not in unexpected. This is more so that the quality of those who attended the event has the capacity to draw such carousal inspirations that state funds were spent on the travel and other expenditures of those who were at the ceremony.
It is perhaps, pertinent to state that the erroneous impression being created by those behind the unsavoury perspectives that the entire members of the State Executive Council attended the event is not just puerile but pernicious. For the records, not more than five of the 30-member Cabinet graced the event at their personal expense.
We therefore plead with sponsors of such unholy narratives to be kind enough to provide evidence of State Government’s funds spent on those who attended the wedding ceremony.
Perhaps, this would go a long way in establishing a more believable perspective that could give credence to their efforts. At least, such will suffice better than the post-dated December 29, 30 and 31 2019 Emirates Flight Ticket that is apparently disingenuous.”
