‘Under my leadership, Ondo is more secure than before’ – Aiyedatiwa

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governor of Ondo state described his territory as one of the safest states in Nigeria.

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, during the governorship election debate organised by Channels Television and its partners, accused Aiyedatiwa of receiving N1.2 billion as security votes for the state.

The former Deputy Governor wondered why Aiyedatiwa could not utilize the money to tackle security challenges in the state.

Reacting, Aiyedatiwa denied receiving N1.2 while directinh the PDP governorship candidate to crosscheck his information before giving out inaccurate information that can be misleading to the public.

“The budget is being published; it is on the net. You will see the appropriation for security votes and other expenditures, both capital and recurrent.

“What he is saying is not true. How can you say that during the Edo election week, I withdrew N1.2 billion? Am I the one contesting for the election? I am surprised you can’t say the truth.

“Ondo is more secure now than before. The state is one of the safest states in the country as lives and properties are safe.

“I can tell you that the people of Ondo State, not just Owo, feel more secure right now because, after that attack, security is one of the mandates of the government.

“We also brought out the initiative that led to the creation of our homegrown security network Amotekun because we believe that conventional security at the time could not handle the security challenges that we faced in Ondo State,” he stated.