Ondo Deputy Governor's Defection Bid Hits a Roadblock

Ondo State Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi's bid to defect to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) hit a snag on Saturday night, as security men at the Government House prevented him from leaving with government vehicles. The incident occurred after the State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bolaji Salami, was invited to the scene, leading to an exchange of hot words between the police boss and the deputy governor.

Key Takeaways:

• The security men prevented Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi from leaving the Government House with government vehicles, citing that he could not go out with official vehicles since he was defecting to the PDP.
• The State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Bolaji Salami, responded by saying that Ajayi could go out but not with official vehicles, leading to a heated argument between the two.
• The deputy governor claimed that suspected political thugs had been detailing to attack him and vandalize his property at the Government House once he declared for the PDP.
• The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Segun Ajibiye, stated that the government's position was that Ajayi should have come back the following day (Sunday) to move his belongings, stating that the inventory of everything in Government House must be taken to separate personal property from government-owned.
• The state government had earlier alleged that there was a move by some aides attached to the deputy governor to loot government property, with Governor Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, calling for calm and more vigilance by all and sundry.

Statistics:

• 12 midnight: the time when Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi was prevented from leaving the Government House.
• 1: The number of vehicle(s) that the deputy governor claimed he personally paid for, not even the government.

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• unnamed source within the police department