Unpaid Allowances: Akeredolu exposing Ondo citizens to security threats — PDP

Nov 3, 2021

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As Military personnel abandoned checkpoints in Ondo

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ondo State has raised the alarm that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is exposing the citizens of Ondo State to security threats over his alleged refusal to pay allowances due to security personnel manning various security check points and inter state boundaries in the state.

“Soldiers that man security check points in Ondo State, especially at the inter State boundaries have abandoned the check points. This is as a result of the refusal of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to pay allowances due to these personnel.”

Starnews Nigeria reports that the PDP raised this accusation on Wednesday in a statement issued by Kennedy Ikantu Peretei, the State Publicity Secretary of the Party.

The PDP said over the years, the Army high command approved the mobilisation of soldiers to thirty two (32) strategic locations in the state to stem the activities of kidnappers and other criminals on the condition that the State Government pays a token as allowances to the soldiers. This arrangement preceded the incumbent administration under Akeredolu.

“But unfortunately, in the last four months, these allowances have not been paid. All efforts to appeal to the Governor fell on deaf ears. Also, efforts by Traditional Rulers to plead with the Governor did not yield any results,” the PDP added.

Peretei said “in the last one year, eleven Traditional Rulers have been kidnapped, while one first class Oba, the Oluifon of Ifon was murdered in cold blood by gunmen.”

“The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ondo State chapter joins other well meaning Ondo State citizens to appeal to Governor Akeredolu, to immediately pay the outstanding allowances due to the security personnel without further delay.”

“The primary responsibility of any Government is the protection of lives and properties, a duty that has been observed by the APC Government more in the breach. Even with the presence of the soldiers, the people don’t sleep with their two eyes closed, what happens when, the criminals now have a field day, because of the failure of the Governor to do the needful?”