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Ondo residents fume over appointment of 26-year-old non-indigene as Akeredolu’s aide

Residents of Ondo State on Sunday expressed mixed feelings over the appointment of a 26-year-old non-indigene as Special Assistant on Gender, Research and Documentation to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

According to some of the residents who expressed shock and disappointment over the development, the appointment of Miss Ngozi Ugochi-Igbo was a slap on hard working indigenes of the state, as well as loyalists of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the State.

The appointment of Miss Ugochi-Igbo, an indigene of Imo State had earlier been announced by Segun Ajiboye, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor.

It was gathered that Miss Ugochi-Igbo, who recently completed her one year mandatory National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, got the appointment due to her close ties with the governor’s wife, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, who also hails from Imo State.

Speaking on her appointment, a resident of the State, Wole Babalola described the move as a deliberate slap on the faces of APC who he said were yet to be compensated for their unquantifiable role towards ensuring that Akeredolu was elected as governor.

According to Babalola, he said that the appointment had further dampened the morale of other party , particularly youths across the various wards.

“I’ve never seen a thing like this. It seems the governor is now telling us to our faces that we don’t amount to nothing despite our commitments and loyalty to him.

“I have never heard about name of this new appointee. She contributed nothing to the campaign. Now she is reaping from our sweat just because she is close to Betty. They are even saying that she is just her make-up artist. Can you just imagine,” he said.

Another resident, who simply gave his name as Kolade, “those that are defending her appointment really need to be checked, something must be definitely wrong with them.

“The appointment is just a kind of ‘you sit here and be chopping money codedly’. I don’t really have issues with her though. The people I have issues with are those old men and youths, most especially those whose only daily job is to insult people who don’t see things their way, in the name of defending Aketi’s government.

“Most of them have been doing this for more than two years now and not even a single appointment has been given to them. They are always here receiving insults here and there while defending the indefensible

“They need better orientation and prayers because it seems their own destiny doesn’t deserve good things aside defending rubbish and being insulted for it.”

Also, Stephen Tubosun said that “Imagine Arigidi /Iye ward one of Akoko North West Area of Ondo State where Akeredolu scored the highest number of votes in 2012 and 2016 governorship election has no single appointment from state level nor single project but he is busy sharing appointment to non indigenes.”

However, some residents of the state stressed that there was nothing wrong as regards the appointment.

According to them, competence should be the over-riding factor when it comes to appointment which they said that the governor must have seen.

According to Mary, she maintained that the wife of the governor should be seen as an Ondo State woman since she got married from the state hence her people are entitled to every other benefit that accrue to indigenes of the state.

“So, as an Ondo lady now, if my husband emerged as the governor of other state, my brother shouldn’t benefit from me?

“If Mrs. Akeredolu should hail from Okitipupa, would they still condemn the action of the governor for appointing her relatives?

“Wives don’t fall from heaven, they get families too and when you marry a woman, both families become one except you are a stingy man.”

On his part, Lulu Fawahinmi said, “it’s unfutunate that some people have stayed so long in a society within the west. In 2013, I was a young man working in Enugu as an errand boy. The Governor then, appointed me as an SA. Heaven didn’t come down. Stop being tribute. One Nigeria”

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#Secure the votes

Haba.. in her own country again? What's the anger about?? Or is Nigeria now 2? Is Nigeria not one again

Hypocrites. Same people will rejoice when their brother or sister is appointed in a foreign land.

So we are no more in 'one Nigeria'?

Rubbish.

Accomodators are angry or their usual pretence that they are welcoming....to others.

What is tribalism?

Gud development

The lady doesn't worth it, she is an immoralist, Yoruba is totality against such.

Travel dem no go travel...

You decide to keep rooted to your neck of woods to practise mindless tribalism and intolerance.


Akerodolu is an exposed man...He should not pay attention to the petty whinings of malcontents...

You no wan the obinrin to enjoy the benefit of having an in-law as governor?

Go get your own sister/relative to marry a governor...

BlowYourMind:
The lady doesn't worth it, she is an immoralist, Yoruba is totality against such.

How do you mean?

You caught her doing what?

maestroferddi:
How do you mean?
You caught her doing what?

Did I ever mention, I caught her?.

BlowYourMind:
Did I ever mention, I caught her?.

Then keep shut..

Because if you venture 30 meters close to her now, overzealous security operatives will use you to learn work...

No talk say I no tell you...

maestroferddi:
Then keep shut..

Because if you venture 30 meters close to her now, overzealous security operatives will use to learn work...

No talk say I no tell you...

You just crying and throwing tantrum like a school child that needs biscuits, why not sit and think before typing

Na them, wanting to reap where they never sow

Ok
It doesn’t change the fact
Being ahead of an igbo is yoruba greatest achievement
Dickmeasuring

Ordinary class monitor, Yoruba cannot get in Igbo land, but our governors will be dishing out appointments to them anyhow. It's time south west governors chose what they want; it's either they are hundred percent Yoruba governors, or they go and contest election in the south east and give them all the appointments!!!



I AM DONE TALKING

Akeredolu is wise, he knows the igbos in Ondo has large population hence using this appointment to get there vote.

entrep88:
Akeredolu is wise, he knows the igbos in Ondo has large population hence using this appointment to get there vote.

We shall see how their votes will make him win.

maestroferddi:
Travel dem no go travel...

You decide to keep rooted to your neck of woods to practise mindless tribalism and intolerance.


Akerodolu is an exposed man...He should not pay attention to the petty whinimgs of malcontents...

You no wan the obnrrin to enjoy the benefit of having an in-law as governor?

Go get your own sister/relative to marry a governor...

He should not listen. Sebi your father will come and make him governor next. Agagu did not do up to this. He knows what ended him. I won't say more than that.

Michael004:
[s][/s]You must be stupid, I repeat, you must be very stupid. Hypocrite. Akeredolu is losing next.

Look at these bigots, no one can hold an office in their land but wail when they’re not allowed to hold offices in other peoples lands, what a bunch of two faced fraudulent hypocrites