The Peoples Democratic Party, Ondo State chapter has urged Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to be alive to his duties of safeguarding the lives and property of residents of the state.
The party’s state director of media and publicity, Mr Leye Igbabo, stated this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Akure.
Igbabo said that the party was alarmed by the alleged ceaseless killings of hapless residents of the state by gunmen.
He said that victims of such killings were lawfully engaging in their daily activities needed to bring food to their tables.
“The party cannot, in all honesty, find reasons why such assailants could operate without any form of resistance for months running, in a state where there is said to be a valid government in place.
“Gov. Aiyedatiwa has indeed failed in his constitutional duty as enshrined in Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution (as amended), in that he can no longer secure and protect the lives and property of citizens of Ondo State.
“It is heart-wrenching to note that in less than one month, about 50 persons have been gruesomely massacred in various settlements within the state,” he said.
Igbabo expressed concern that no arrest or prosecution had been made in the wake of these incidents.
He said that the party had been wondering if a government still exists in the state in the face of what he described as unprovoked and unrestrained killings.
“These killings are one too many and indicative of helplessness, hopelessness and huge compromise of those in the corridor of power in Ondo State,” he stated.
Igbabo urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently address the situation, as it appeared that the state government was incapacitated in tackling the menace.
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