Mr.
Rotimi Akeredolu, Governor-elect of Ondo State has made a shocking
revelation as he revealed that policemen have been begging him for
money.
Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN)
Ondo Governor-elect in the November 26 governorship election, Mr.
Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has
revealed that the policemen in the state are begging him for money since
he won Ondo Governorship election.
According to him, the security operatives complained to him that
their allowances were not paid since they were deployed for the election
last week.
Akeredolu has urged the high command of the Nigeria Police Force
(NPF) to pay the allowances of security personnel deployed for the
election in the state to help its officers.
He made the plea on Wednesday in Akure while delivering his
acceptance speech at the office of Independent National Electoral
Commission (INEC) after he was given a letter of return with his
deputy-elect, Agboola Ajayi.
He further revealed that the security operatives had been coming to
his house since the Saturday election to demand for money from him,
stressing that they were stranded and have become a burden to him.
"They have been coming to my house to beg for money telling me that they were not paid their allowances.
"How can you deploy your officers for such assignment without
paying them their money? I am saying this so that the DIG can take care
of the issue," he said.
However, the Ondo State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr.
Femi Joseph, denied the allegations on the non-payment of election
allowance for the police officers deployed for the election.
On Tuesday, Punch reported that some policemen deployed in the
state on Monday took to the street of Ondo town to protest against
non-payment of their allowances.
During the protest, which took place in the Funbi-Fagun area of the
ancient town, the protesting officers, which comprised the regular
and riot policemen, barricaded the popular Ondo-Ile-Ife Expressway with
the patrol vehicles used for the election, causing gridlock on the
highway for several hours.
The protesters vowed to block movement of vehicles in the area
until their allowances were paid. The police authorities also denied
that there was no protest, saying that the allowances of the policemen
have been paid.
However, the latest information revealed by the Ondo-Governor elect shows that the police might be denying the truth.
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