The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has asked the state governor, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to donate his monthly security allocation as a matter of urgency to curb the state’s worsening security.
The party expressed concern over the state’s unabated insecurity situation and called on Governor Aiyedatiwa to be “compassionate, considerate, and passionate about the welfare and security of the lives and property of the citizens, which he swore to protect.”
But Governor Aiyedatiwa swiftly responded, “It is irresponsible for the PDP to say security is worsening in Ondo State. Yes, there may be pockets of incidents, but the general outlook of our security has improved in the last two months.”
Speaking through the state director of media and publicity, Leye Igbabo, in Akure, the state capital, on Tuesday, PDP said the party can no longer pretend that” all is well in the state or rely on the usual rhetoric of government-is-on-top-of-the-situation empty narratives.”
According to the party, “It will not only be cruel, heartless, and ridiculous but equally lazy and insolent of the Governor Aiyedatiwa-led administration to conclude that the general insecurity being experienced in the whole country is the cause of the escalating insecurity in Ondo State and thus fold its arms and expect the Federal Government to come and fight kidnappers and bandits in Ondo State.”
The party further stated that “The kidnapping and subsequent gruesome murder of an APC chieftain in Ose Local Government Area of the State, exposes yet again, the vulnerability of the members of the ruling party like any other citizens, to avoidable tortures and ignominious deaths, and the obvious need for all of us to demand actions from the Ondo State Governor.”
His words:” We hold very tenaciously that human life is inviolable and that its sanctity and dignity to live such a life without being unduly cut short remains the chief duty of the government. We posit, therefore, that if proactive steps are deliberately taken by the Ondo State Government, like a stitch in time that saves nine, these banditries and kidnappings can be eradicated before they grow to become hydra-headed.’’