Secretary to the Ondo State Government, Ifedayo Abegunde, has turned in his resignation letter.
Mr Abegunde made this known in a letter dated Monday 6th July and addressed to Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
“I, Hon Ifedayo Abegunde, the Secretary to the State Government of Ondo State, hereby tender my letter of resignation,” he wrote.
“I want to thank the governor for giving me the opportunity to serve the government and people of Ondo State.
“Again, my family and I wish the governor quick recovery.”
Abegunde’s resignation further fuels the reported rift between Governor Akeredolu and his deputy Agboola Ajayi ahead of the forthcoming Guber polls.
Most recently, Ajayi gave his boss a 21-day ultimatum to hand over and allow him to carry out government activities for the benefit of the state.
Akeredolu had on June 30 confirmed testing positive to COVID-19 and immediately begun self-isolation.
Ajayi said, “Section 190 (2) of the 1999 constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended) is apposite in the prevailing constitutional aberration in Ondo State.
“However, it should be noted that Mr Governor is at liberty to handover or not within 21 days after which the constitution becomes operational.
“Ostensibly, the refusal and failure of Mr Governor to handover the running of government to his deputy, while he is temporarily incapacitated in self- isolation, underscores his absolute disregard for our nation’s supreme document, 1999 constitution (as amended) as well as the tenets of rule of law.
“The governor’s position is a spite on Ondo State people and a direct assault on the provisions of the constitution which he swore to uphold.
“Governor Akeredolu’s deliberate mounting of obstacles to smooth running of government machinery while he’s in self-isolation as a result of the fact that he has been tested positive for COVID-19 privileges the hypocritical nature of Ondo State Government’s war against the ravaging pandemic.”
