Ondo State Government has spoken on a rumour that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is currently battling food poisoning.
There have been insinuations that the governor has been hospitalised, especially as he has not ben seen around in recent times.
But addressing the issue in Akure on Thursday, the Commissioner for Information, and Orientation, Mr Donald Ojogo, said the governor was not ill nor suffering from food poisoning.
He told journalists that Akeredolu was on his annual vacation and had returned to Abuja where he had been attending to various matters that concerned the state.
Ojogo said, “We have been hearing all manners of things about the governor, but I want to tell you that those are insinuations from those who don’t mean well for this state.
“Mr Governor went for his annual vacation. After spending 10 days from it, he came back to attend to some domestic issues and shortly after his daughter’s wedding, he proceeded for the rest of the vacation and returned on October 4, (2019). Since then he has been in Abuja to attend to many important issues, including political meetings because he does not want to be going Abuja every day.
“So Akeredolu is not hospitalised as it is being insinuated. His absence has not affected the governance in the state. But we don’t want to be frivolous with anybody. What they are peddling is not true. Those stories are from those who don’t mean well for this state. ”
