BY REBECCA AJANI
FORMER Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Agboola Ajayi, has responded to the state government’s claim that he has refused to return the official vehicles attached to his former office, saying he is only in possession of two official vehicles and not four as the government stated.
He said he returned all the vehicles in his possession on February 23, 2021, the day his tenure expired, except a Land Cruiser and a Hilux Jeep.
The former deputy governor insisted that he did not return the two vehicles because they were part of his statutory benefits, noting that all former deputy governors in the state were also using government vehicles.
He spoke through his media aide, Allen Sowore.
Agboola said one of the vehicles said to be with him was at a mechanic workshop while the other was with the dealer because it had not been paid for in full.
He said Governor Rotimi Akeredolu should also be prepared not to take any government vehicle at the end of his tenure if he (Ajayi) was compelled to return the two vehicles with him.
The statement said, “The former Deputy Governor has joined senior citizens in this state. He should be accorded such respect. On February 23rd when his tenure ended, civil servants came and collected all government vehicles except a Land Cruiser and Hilux jeep which are part of his statutory benefit.
“He is to go home with those two vehicles. He is not holding onto any government vehicles. All other former Deputy Governors in this state are using government vehicles. Nobody should because of politics use indecent language on the former Deputy Governor.”
“Let the police invite him. He will explain himself. He is not afraid. One of the other two vehicles had an accident. It is at Okitipupa while the dealer is yet to deliver the second one,” Sowore noted.
