ODSG debunks demanding tenure extension fee from LG Supervisors

Ondo State Government  has debunked the rumour in some quarters that it mandated Local Government Supervisors to pay N20,000 tenure extension fee.

This was contained in a statement released by the  State Commissioner for Information, Mr. Yemi Olowolabi which was made available to The Hope.

Dissociating himself from the issue, governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu warned the Supervisors in all the 18 local government areas of the state not to fall victim of defrauding tactics from any caretaker chairman.

The statement reads: “The attention of Ondo State Government has been drawn to a malicious falsehood  allegedly being peddled by some Caretaker Chairmen in the state that Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu , SAN  mandated all serving Supervisors in the18 Local Government Areas to contribute twenty thousand each, to facilitate the extension of their tenure in office.

“The Governor hereby dissociates himself from this blatant fraud and warns all the 203 Surpervisors in our 18 Local Government Areas not to fall prey to the antics of any chairman asking them to contribute twenty thousand naira tenure extension fees.

“For avoidance of doubts, the tenure extension of any supervisor is not in the hands of the Caretaker Chairmen who themselves were appointed by the Governor as interim council bosses.

“Finally, the Governor has also warned all Caretaker Chairmen not to embark on the collection of fraudulent, frivolous and vexatious fees from the supervisors or members of the public as anyone who contravenes this order will be prosecuted”.