PDP accuses Aiyedatiwa of plan to use “error” N5bn daycare funds for election

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) has berated Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa over the “error” in budgeting N5 billion for the renovation and purchase of accessories for daycares in the state.

The party’s Publicity Secretary, Kennedy Peretei, in a statement alleged that the ruling party had begun moves to mop up funds to prosecute the November 16 governorship election.

The party said: “What is regrettable about a document that went through several layers of screening and vetting before being forwarded to the Ondo State House of Assembly?

“At the Assembly, the House Committee on Appropriation invites government officials who take turns to defend the same budget. Is it the case that nobody spotted these regrettable errors?

“It was the plan of the Aiyedatiwa government to swindle the people through the daycare renovation project that was thwarted by the eagle-eyed media.

“Our party will not fold its hand and watch the APC and Aiyedatiwa fleece our meagre resources just for the political aspiration of one man, no matter how highly placed.”

PDP while disclosing that there was an ulterior motive with the huge amount budgeted for the project, insisted that all those involved in the alleged fraud must be fished out.