The Ondo State government has categorically dismissed allegations of individuals forging the signature of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, with the purported aim of misappropriating funds from the state treasury.
The Commissioner for Information, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, addressed the media following the State Executive Council meeting, asserting that Governor Akeredolu is actively engaged in administrative duties, attending to official documents and files.
The refutation follows the emergence of two documents online, each bearing different signatures claimed to belong to Governor Akeredolu.
This raised concerns about the authenticity of the governor’s signature and prompted the government’s response.
Commissioner Ademola-Olateju, addressing journalists after the meeting chaired by Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, emphasized that there is no substantiated evidence of signature forgery.
Babajide Akeredolu, the governor’s son and Director General of the Performance and Project Implementation and Monitoring Unit (PPIMU), was also present at the meeting.
He affirmed the normalcy of the administrative processes and dismissed claims of forgery.
“I sent two files to the governor, and they came back. It was not different from what I am accustomed to. Nobody is forging the governor’s signature to take out money.
The Governor is not bigger than the Executive Council. We vowed to work for the progress of Ondo State.
Social media fake news peddlers should desist from spreading fake news,” he stated.
The government urged caution against spreading false information on social media.
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