Ondo State deputy governor, Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has reiterated his loyalty to his principal and State governor, Mr. Rotimi Akeredolu.
Aiyedatiwa was in charge while Akeredolu was abroad in Germany receiving treatment in for an undisclosed illness.
Aiyedatiwa, through a statement on Tuesday, said some reports in recent times about his purported disloyalty to Akeredolu are lies aimed at causing disaffection between him and the governor.
According to the deputy governor, the reports were spread by some faceless groups and individuals in the State to soil his image for their personal political gains.
“The deputy governor remains loyal to his principal and no amount of fabricated lies will change that,” the statement signed by Aiyedatiwa’s spokesman Kenneth Odusola-Stevenson read.
“We need to remind the public that this is a continuation of the blackmail started by these same characters some months ago, with false stories planted in some media outlets against the deputy governor. However, since those lies did not yield the result they envisaged, the blackmailers have returned with fake stories about disloyalty, aimed at causing disaffection between him and the governor.
“These faceless individuals, who have been hiding their identities because what they are putting out are pure fabrications, are being sponsored by those who are threatened by the profile of the deputy governor, his relationship with his boss, and the goodwill he enjoys with the people.”
The deputy governor also stated that he was in constant touch with his principal on official state matters and there was no gap between them.