The Ondo State Government, on Wednesday, absolved itself of any connection with the arrest of some farmers in its Ofosu forest in Idanre Local Government Area of the state.
The Senior Special Assistant to the state Governor on Agric and Agribusiness, Mr Wemimo Akinsola, stated this while speaking with newsmen in Akure.
Akinsola, who is also the Chairman of the Ondo State Committee on Agriculture and Food Security, said the current government was farmer-friendly and would not do such, particularly during this trying period.
The governor’s aide said he had been inundated with several calls from lawyers of the farmers erroneously claiming that his office ordered the arrest of farmers in the Ofosu forest.
He said the government was working tirelessly to resolve all contentious issues with farmers that had been existing in the past and would not do anything to compound the already tense situation
