By Oni Speaks On Rejected Fayose’s N52m SUV Gift
Former Governor of Ekiti State and Deputy National Chairman of All Progressive Congress (South), Engr Segun Oni has broken his silence on rejecting the Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) gift from Governor Ayodele Fayose.
It was gathered that the Governor distributed the SUVs to past Governors of the State but his immediate predecessor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, who is the current Minister of Mines and Steel Development was excluded.
Oni, a governorship aspirant spoke through the Director General of his campaign Organisation, Dr Ife Arowosoge. He disclosed that the rejection of the N52m SUV gift was done in the interest of suffering workers and retiress who had not received their pay for many months.
The DG explained that the giving out of the brand new SUV was done at a wrong time even though Governor Fayose meant well, but it can’t be accepted when civil servants and pensioners in the State were been owed months of their benefits.
He said, “Although Fayose meant well with the gift, but the question is: why does he have to wait till this time before giving out the cars?
“The former governors are entitled to it. It is their right and privilege; not only the car but even residential houses, even at the Federal Capital. Why then does he have to wait till when he has less than a year to leave the office before recognising them?
“The timing to giving out a jeep of about N52 million at the time state local government workers and pensioners are being owed for several months is what we quarrel with, and not the gift.”
