THE People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and immediate past chairman of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria, ALGON, in Ondo State, yesterday, traded tackles over the allegation that former council chairmen were still drawing salaries from the state treasury, three years after leaving office.
Peretei, in a statement, said: “The local government chairmen, whose three-year tenure ended since August this year, are still drawing salaries from the state treasury. “The former council bosses refused to hand over their official vehicles despite the dissolution of the Councils by Lucky Aiyedatiwa during his tenure as acting Governor.
“The PDP in Ondo State once again reiterates that the plan of Akeredolu’s handlers to profit from this sorry state of affairs and completely run the state aground will be resisted by all lawful means.”Responding to the alleged fraud, Oloruntogbe, a former chairman of Akoko South West Local Government Area of the state, said: “The PDP in Ondo State has been spreading falsehoods against us, that we, the former chairmen, are still collecting salaries from our various local governments.