Akeredolu deserves reelection – Falana

A human right lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) on Thursday appealed to the people of Ondo state to support Governor Oluwatimi Akeredolu to win his reelection bid so as to enable his administration continue giant strides in the state.

Falana made the plea in Akure, the state capital while delivering the 3rd anniversary lecture and Book Presentation of the Governor Akeredolu in office.

The lecture is entitled; “the Nigerian Federalism Imbroglio: A Pragmatic Approach.”

The lawyer noted that one of the reasons for the people to support Akeredolu’s second term was because he had done well in the areas of physical development, payment of accumulated salary and pension arrears among others.

“When Governor Akeredolu came on board, Ondo State was indebted to the tune of N4billion. Hence, the state could not access fund for UBEC. When the Governor came on board, that was one of the things I reminded him about. I’m happy today that he has cleared everything,” Falana said.

Falana also declared as illegal the setting up of an Interim Management Committee for the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) by President Muhammadu Buhari, adding that such interim committee was unknown to the NDDC Act.

The lecture was chaired by Governor Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi State.