AKEREDOLU ORDERS MEMBERS TO RETURN BUHARI-OSINBAJO CAMPAIGN VEHICLES
“I have been directed by Mr. Governor to
withdraw the branded Sienna in your possession,” read the memo. “You are
required to submit the vehicle to the office of the SSA (Political Matters) on
or before Friday 12th April 2019. Please, kindly comply. SSA (Political
Matters)."
Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor of Ondo State, has
ordered the withdrawal of all the branded vehicles he donated for the
re-election bid and campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of the 2019
general election, SaharaReporters can exclusively report.
The vehicles donated by Akeredolu before the
election were presented to some leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC)
in the state in order to increase the victory chances of Buhari and the party's
candidates, mostly those contesting for the House of Assembly seats in the
state.
SaharaReporters learnt that buses were
"given" to party chairmen while the Sienna cars were handed out to
elected members of the Ondo State House of Assembly, in December.
Some of the branded vehicles were also given
to all candidates of the party and party chairmen across the 18 local
government areas of the state at an elaborate event held at the open field
beside Nigeria Prison Service, GRA, Owo.
As of press time, the motives behind the
withdrawal of the branded campaign vehicles were not known to the party
leaders/members, who have been grumbling underground since the decision was
effected.
To further confirm withdrawal of the branded
vehicles, SaharaReporters exclusively obtained a terse memo calling on leaders
and members of the party in possession of the branded vehicles to return them.
The memo, signed by Isiaka Yusuf, the Senior
Special Adviser on Political Matters to the Governor, was sent to both the
elected lawmakers and the 18 LGA chairmen.
“I have been directed by Mr. Governor to
withdraw the branded Sienna in your possession,” read the memo. “You are
required to submit the vehicle to the office of the SSA (Political Matters) on
or before Friday 12th April 2019. Please, kindly comply. SSA (Political Matters)."
Multiple sources in the ruling party in the
state, who spoke with SaharaReporters, expressed great dissatisfaction with the
order for return of the vehicles.
These sources wondered why Akeredolu would
abruptly call for the return of vehicles that were given to them as gifts with
so much fanfare.
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