December 16, (THEWILL) – The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has directed the freezing of accounts of 18 Local Government Areas and 33 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State.
“Distinguished HOLGAs, Your Excellency, the Acting Governor of Ondo State, had directed that all spending/expenditure from local government accounts should be suspended, no signing of cheques, no change of signatories, no withdrawal of any sort until further directive.
“Please adhere strictly to instruction and be guided,” Aiyedatiwa directed in a letter to the local councils.
Commenting on the development, one of the caretaker chairmen of the council, who confirmed the report to newsmen on Saturday, said: “Yes, he has blocked the account of the local government. He is doing it to make the caretaker chairmen fall in line ahead of the party primary next year. He believes the local government fund has been diverted.”
Meanwhile, the Acting Governor has ordered that the Deputy Chief of Staff, Omojuwa Olusegun, would be responsible for the preparation and signing of his official engagements for the time being.
A letter signed by Omojuwa and addressed to members of the State Executive Council and top government functionaries reads: “The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has directed me to inform all Members of the State Executive Council and top Government functionaries that the Deputy Chief of Staff to the Governor would be responsible for the preparation and signing of his official engagements for the time being.
“The Chief of Protocol would take charge of this responsibility as soon as Mr. Governor resumes from his medical vacation.”
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