Engr. Femi Babalola, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has faulted Governor Seyi Makinde’s appointment of Mrs. Olubamiwo Adeosun, Hon. Babatunde Oduyoye and Chief Bolaji Ayorinde as secretary to the state government, political adviser and member of the governor’s advisory council respectively.
The Fiditi, AFIJIO-born politician explained that the trioand others did not deserve the appointments as, according to him, they did not contribute to the success of the governor at the poll.
As if that was not enough, he revealed that Ayorinde, who was the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, nominated Seeni Adio, SAN, was the representative of the state on the board of directors of O’dua Investment Limited when PDP members who worked tirelessly during election have not been compensated.
Jogor, as Babalola is popularly known, made the disclosure while featuring on Political Circuit, a Fresh 105.9 FM weekly programme anchored by Mayor Isaac Brown.
This is just as he expressed dismay with the continued appointment of those he called technocrats manage sensitive political offices at the expense of politicians who worked for him.
He cited the administrations of late Lam Adesina, Rashidi Ladoja and Adebayo Alao Akala who all appointed politicians- Chief Michael Koleoso, Oloye Sarafadeen Alli and Chief Olakojo respectively as SSG, noting that they all performed well while in office.
The 2019 guber aspirant stressed that SSG is a sensitive position that should be handled by politicians who understand local politics and can easily identify competent party members who worked effortlessly for the emergence of any ruling party.
He said that bringing in people who did not work on the field for the success of a political party to serve as SSG, commissioners when the government is finally inaugurated, is bad.
