By Emmanuel Olorunsola
Ondo State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, has declared that the state governor is not planning to hand over to his deputy.
According to him, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is working from self-isolation and in good health.
The governor, who recently disclosed that he tested positive to COVID-19, has been on self-isolation and directed his commissioners and other aides to go for test to ascertain their statuses. However, the Deputy Governor, Mr Agboola Ajayi, who recently defected to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, said the governor should hand over to him on the basis of his ill health.
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The commissioner, while speaking with journalists in Akure, the state capital, said the governor is still performing his official duties. He said that there was no such plan of handing over to the deputy governor, adding that Akeredolu was still agile.
He said, “Though Mr Governor is on self-isolation, the government is not grounded. He is working from isolation, so the state cannot be grounded.
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“The governor cannot hand over to the deputy, Agboola Ajayi. The deputy has left governance, though he is still in government. So, you cannot hand over to such a person.
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“We are not considering that; no one will advise the governor to hand over to the deputy. Mr Governor is still strong enough to work.”
Expressing displeasure over the increasing cases of the virus in the state, Ojogo said the government would not be deterred in its fight against the scourge, noting that the government had invested a lot in the fight despite scarce resources.
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