The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has strongly criticized Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the growing insecurity in the state.
According to Naija News, the PDP’s Director of Media and Publicity in Ondo, Leye Igbabo, accused the governor of failing in his constitutional responsibility to protect the lives and property of citizens.
In a statement released on Tuesday in Akure, Igbabo said criminals and attackers have been operating freely across the state without challenge.
“The party cannot, in all honesty, find reasons why such assailants could operate without any form of resistance for months running, in a state where there is said to be a valid government in place.
“Gov. Aiyedatiwa has indeed failed in his constitutional duty as enshrined in Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), in that he can no longer secure and protect lives and property of citizens of Ondo State.
“It is heart-wrenching to note that in less than one month, about 50 persons have been gruesomely massacred in various settlements within the state.
“These killings are one too many and indicative of helplessness, hopelessness and huge compromise of those in the corridor of power in Ondo State,” he said.
Igbabo went on to call for the intervention of President Bola Tinubu. He urged the President to declare a state of emergency if the killings continue, claiming the governor lacks the ability to stop the violence.
“Under the prevailing circumstances, the party is humbly calling on the President to consider declaring a state of emergency if the state government continues to show a lack of capacity to halt the senseless killings before Ondo and the entire Southwest are turned into a slaughterhouse where innocent blood is shed without restraint,” he stated.
