The Ondo State Commissioner for Agriculture and Forestry, Hon. Olayato Aribo was yesterday accused by some APC youths and leaders of Ose Local Government of creating more problems for the party by whirling a sharp wind of segregation amidst the youths of the party, especially in the Local Government headquarters ifon.
In their petition to His Excellency, Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa, the teeming APC youths described the action of the Honourable Commissioner as a deliberately induced one targeted at creating further dissension and disharmony amidst the Party youths and faithfuls.
While passing a vote of no confidence on the leadership style of the Businessman who they believed is only power conscious but not politically oriented, the youths disclosed that he was supposed to be a good listener and a father to all rather than fanning a “tear it apart syndrome” leverage on his discriminatory attitudes towards them as supporters of the Adelegbe tendency in Ose Local Government.
The youths reported that instead of the commissioner to allow them to pay their firewoods hammering fees directly into the Government Coffers as an association, he formulated a policy that would constrain them to pay illegally through one Mr. Godspower Ilaye, a serving Urhobo man in Ose Local Government Council.
The youths lamented that all their concerted efforts to talk to the commissioner hit a deadrock as the commissioner has already used men of the Police force to lay siege for them in his office.
Speaking on behalf of the youths, Mr Babatunde Oluwayase described the action of the commissioner as tyrannical and expressed dismay on why a supposed party leader and a father should display such fantasy.
While addressing pressmen in Ifon, Babatunde stated that the segregational attitude of the Commissioner towards them have become pronounced ever since their leader, Otunba Timehin Adelegbe declared his total support for the Governorship ambition of Governor Lucky Ayedatiwa before the primary election.
Babatunde said further that the Hon. Commissioner has from time seen the sitting MHR as a Life rival knowing fully well that he is no match for Adelegbe in terms of political sagacity and astuism.
Just two weeks ago, the MHR called for a meeting among Ose leaders to strategize on a landslide winning method in the forthcoming election for Governor Ayedatiwa. Only the commissioner refused to show up at the meeting, he further explained.
The youths are now praying for the quick intervention of the Governor in saving their souls from the hands of the Honourable Commissioner.
