Govt activities grounded in Ogun as Gov. Abiodun, Deputy, Speaker travel out

Activities at the Ogun State Executive and the State House of Assembly are currently on a standstill following the ‘disappearance’ of Governor Dapo Abiodun, Deputy Governor Noimot Salako-Oyedele and Speaker Olakunle Oluomo from the state same time. It was gathered that since last week, Ogun has not had its weekly State Executive Council meetings, neither has the Assembly held any sitting. While Abiodun and his deputy are away in London, United Kingdom, the Speaker left the state, reportedly for a seminar in the United States without handing over power to the Deputy Governor. Gov Abiodun was seen last week in a photo with former Lagos State Governor, Chief Bola Tinubu, who was said to be recuperating in the United Kingdom after a knee injury. Since then, the governor, who left the country a few days after the burial of his father, is yet to return to his duty post. Following the absence of Abiodun and his Deputy, our correspondent observed that the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) has been standing in for his principal. “This is not the first time the governor will be leaving the country without handing over or without telling the people of Ogun. He has done it several times. I think this one got the attention of everybody because the people wanted him to resume work immediately after his father’s burial,” said a source. Meanwhile, Ogun residents have expressed displeasure over the development, describing it as a total breach of the constitution. A lawyer, Festus Ogun, posited that while the state was “on fire”, the trio travelled to London, abdicating their duties. Festus Ogun described the situation as a constitutional infraction, which he threatened would be challenged.