Ondo lawmaker- Akeredolu is hoarding funds

A lawmaker representing  Idanre Constituency at the Ondo State House of Assembly under the umbrella of PDP, Festus Akingbaso, has disclosed during an interview that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been depriving the state legislature of adequate finances.

Hon. Festus further revealed that lawmakers aren’t compensated on a regular basis to work on significant projects in their constituencies.

Hon. Festus Akingbaso

The legislator, who announced his candidacy for a seat in the Federal House of Representatives in 2023, did, however, reveal that he has other sources of income, which allowed him to offer the dividends of democracy to his citizens at his own expense.

“No, it is not so; it is not their fault because what we are earning from the state is not coming regularly as it is supposed to be.

“For example, we took some salaries and running grant a week ago which is not for this January, December, November or September,” he said.

“We are talking of September as at January, how do you want them to go back home and empower their people?

“This will be a little bit difficult, so, we can’t blame them much.”

Hon Festus O. Akingbaso started his political career as a member of the Labour Party. When the Ondo Labour Party merged with PDP some years back, he joined other Ondo Labour Party supporters to became a member of PDP.