Governor Fortunate Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State and a gaggle, the Ondo State Redemption Initiative, OSRI, have traded phrases over the certificates forgery allegation levelled towards the previous.
With the event heating up the polity within the state forward of the November governorship election, OSRI accused the governor of alleged certificates forgery, stressing he’s unfit to carry workplace as governor.
In a press release by the group’s president, Pastor Adebayo Ogunsanmi, secretary Jide Oriola, and publicity secretary Sunday Ayeni, they described Aiyedatiwa’s academic claims as a sham.
In accordance with the group, Aiyedatiwa claimed to have obtained an Superior Diploma in Enterprise Administration from the College of Ibadan, UI, in 2001.
OSRI additionally disclosed that, via investigations, it was found that UI didn’t provide an Superior Diploma in Enterprise Administration on the time.
“He claimed to have earned an Superior Diploma in Enterprise Administration from the College of Ibadan in 2001, after which he claimed to have develop into an alumnus of Lagos Enterprise Faculty, Pan Atlantic College, located in Lekki, Lagos, although his 12 months and course of examine weren’t included.
“He additional claimed to have obtained a Publish Graduate Certification in Chief Govt Schooling (CEP) in Enterprise Administration, after which he acquired a Grasp of Enterprise Administration (MBA) from the College of Liverpool within the UK in 2013.”
Reacting to the allegation, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Prince Ebenezer Adeniyan, who refuted the allegations, described them as an try and tarnish the governor’s status.
Adeniyan acknowledged that the allegation was orchestrated to blackmail his boss, emphasising that the claims have been false.
The governor’s spokesperson added that Aiyedatiwa’s credentials are within the public area, they usually have been duly submitted to the Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee (INEC) whereas working on a joint ticket along with his late boss, former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, in 2020.
“Any try to lift allegations across the credentials of Mr. Governor is nothing however a plot out of the playbook of those that failed of their efforts to question him when he was Deputy Governor.”