The media team of the Secretary to Government of Ondo State, Princess Oladunni Catherine Odu (POCO), has denied rumours making the rounds that she is involved in the tribulations of the deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
Some media reports and street gossips have been pointing accusing fingers at the SSG for playing covert roles in the impeachment proceedings commenced against the deputy governor by the State Assembly.
The SSG’s media team, in a statement made available to TheReports, said “Princess Catherine Oladunni Odu is a responsible, decent, reserved woman who avoids joining issues with anyone no matter the level of provocation”.
The team described their principal as “an honourable woman and politician who has no time for pettiness”.
They appealed to those behind such rumours to “deliberately avoid heating the polity with unfounded, baseless reports capable of tarnishing one another’s image because of elections”.
The full text of the statement is reproduced below:
Ondo SSG, Odu; an honourable woman and politician who has no time for pettiness- POCO Media team
It is shocking that so much mud has been thrown on the Secretary to Ondo State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu in recent times, especially since the process to impeach the Deputy Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa started, and for any serious minded person, it is clear that people who are completely uninformed, put together those reports which demean the level of intelligence ascribed to the highly educated, highly exposed and very knowledgeable people of the state.
It is obvious that authors of those write ups operate on the same level as their sponsors, and at this point it is necessary to call them to order, ask them to deal with whatever issues they have and stop looking for people to link their woes to.
Every serious minded and right thinking citizen of Ondo state knows that Princess Catherine Oladunni Odu is a responsible, decent, reserved woman who avoids joining issues with anyone no matter the level of provocation.
She is royalty and is therefore guided by the need to conduct herself with class, honour and distinction
At this point it is necessary to state that anyone who is conversant with governance in Ondo state will know that;
- Governor Akeredolu loves his Deputy too deeply, so much that no human being could possibly come between them. He has never hidden his unquestionable love for his Deputy
- Since assuming office, Governor Akeredolu rarely skips his annual leave, and each time he was on leave he would hand over to his Deputy through communication to the House of Assembly and thereafter give the Acting Governor a free hand to run the state.
- While the search for a Deputy Governor for Governor Akeredolu’s second term was on, the Governor made it clear to all that choosing a Deputy would be done solely by him without interference from anywhere, so the mischievous writers must understand that Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa was the Governor’s beloved ally
- Most of the issues raised by the House of Assembly for the Deputy Governor’s impeachment are issues around his job , and so could not have been influenced by anybody.
- It is therefore important to appeal to political jobbers to stop maligning the person of the SSG, and linking her to the Deputy Governor’s travails.
- We wish to emphasize that the SSG respects the person and office of the incumbent Deputy Governor and would never do anything to bring his person or office to disrepute
- We must deliberately avoid heating the polity with unfounded, baseless reports capable of tarnishing one another’s image because of elections.
God bless Ondo state.
E-Signed:
POCO Media Team
