Members of
the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State are currently protesting at the
entrance of the state House of Assembly.
The
protesters said they would not allow the state governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko to
enter the assembly complex to present the 2017 appropriation bill to the
members of the assembly when his tenure remain three weeks.
The budget
presentation is scheduled to hold at 12 noon today.
The Assembly
which had been sealed off by the state police command following a leadership
crisis would be opened for the governor to present the bill.
The
protesters also said they were also protesting against an alleged move by the
governor to send 38 bills to the state assembly for passage into law.
The leader
of protesters, Mr. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye who spoke with journalists at the
assembly entrance alleged that Governor Mimiko was lobbying the lawmakers to
earn life pension from the resources of the state.
“We want to
appeal to the Governor to leave the state peacefully and not create a burden on
the incoming administration with his 2017 budget.” Ogunleye stated.
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