Ondo Deputy Governor’s Staff Celebrate His Impeachment Proceedings

Information reaching our news desk has it that workers in the office of the Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, on Wednesday celebrated the initiation of his impeachment process by the State House of Assembly.

In a surprising turn of events at the office, staff were overheard chanting expressions of relief such as “Hallelujah” and “At last,” while exchanging hugs to mark the anticipated departure of their principal who is currently out of Ondo State.

A staff member, who spoke on the condition anonymity, described the Deputy Governor’s administration of the office as lackluster.

She expressed their collective relief, stating, “We are rejoicing because this office has been at a standstill. Nothing progresses here.

“The Deputy Governor allegedly monopolises all the operational funds intended for this office, even neglecting to allocate money for basic necessities like paper.

“He appropriates our allowances and spends them on a whim. We reaped no benefits under his administration. It seems he took great delight in spending our allowances. He doesn’t care about our welfare at all. We see this development as a relief.

“We are however concerned that most of us will be moved out of the office when the process of his impeachment is completed being the norm in the Civil Service. It is just unfortunate, he said.

Another member of staff, who also spoke on the condition of anonymity said “Our excitement over his impending impeachment is palpable. We wholly endorse it. It’s disheartening how he has managed this office. We’ve been demoted to beggars here. Therefore, the impeachment proceedings are indeed welcome.”

However, while the letter from the House was yet to get to the Deputy Governor, some media organisations reported that the said gross misconduct was on an alleged purchase of an armoured SUV by Aiyedatiwa while he was Acting Governor.

The reports added that the money for the said SUV was sourced from funds meant for palliatives for the people of the State.

Source said, “this wild allegation which was credited to an unnamed source has been found to be a fabricated lie sold to some media outfits by those hellbent on damaging the reputation of the Deputy Governor ahead of what the House of Assembly intends to do.”