The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has delivered a stern ultimatum to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, offering him three days to make a decision: either return to his official duties at the Governor’s Office in Akure or submit his resignation.
This ultimatum was issued by the party’s youth wing, as they gathered at the PDP secretariat in the state’s capital, Akure, expressing their deep concern about the prolonged absence of the governor from his responsibilities.
Earlier in the day, a security task force, composed of personnel from the Police, Department of State Services (DSS), and National Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC), had placed a security cordon around the PDP secretariat to deter and disrupt the planned protest.
Akeredolu has not been seen in the state since his return from medical leave in Germany over four weeks ago.
According to one of the PDP youth leaders, Tayo Oluyi, the state can no longer bear what he described as ‘leadership vacuum’.
Oluyi said, “We are saying Mr Governor must resume back to duty. He can no longer govern us by proxy, we can no longer be hearing that he’s one thing or the other when we’ve not sighted him.
“We know the governor we have, if he’s truly fit, we would have sighted him in the streets of Akure.
“The youth wing of the party is giving Mr Governor the next 24 hours to address the people of Ondo State and we are giving him three days ultimatum to resume back to the state.
“We are giving him three days ultimatum to address us and if he fails, we as the opposition party will occupy the streets of Akure and we will continue to demand that he either resume or resign.”
