Ogun ADC Condemns Dapo Abiodun’s Colossal Wastage Over Appointment Of 1,200 Political Assistants
•By OYENIYI AWOJOODU
IBADAN – THE Ogun State Chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) views with utmost dismay the recent decision of Governor Dapo Abiodun to appoint 1,200 political assistants under the guise of “strengthening grassroots democracy.”
A press statement signed by Chairman of Ogun State ADC party, Otunba Olufemi Soluade described Governor Dapo Abiodun’s policy as ill-timed and ill-conceived policy.
A press statement made available to journalists on Saturday noted that the policy is nothing short of a daylight robbery of the state’s patrimony — a clear case of robbing Peter to pay Paul, driven solely by 2027 political expediency while the people of Ogun State wallow in abject poverty.
At a time when citizens are struggling with the rising cost of living, unemployment, decayed infrastructure, and lack of access to quality education and healthcare, it is highly insensitive and irresponsible for the governor to engage in this colossal wastage of scarce public resources.
The appointment of 1,200 political cronies is not an act of grassroots empowerment but rather a deliberate weaponization of poverty — using public funds to service personal political ambitions while neglecting the teeming masses.
This reckless action by Mr. Dapo Abiodun does not translate to dividends of democracy but further impoverishes the good people of the state by draining the treasury.
It mocks genuine participatory governance and exposes the administration’s lack of creativity in providing real solutions to the socio-economic challenges bedeviling our dear state.
Instead of empowering youths with sustainable jobs and policies that will create wealth, the governor has chosen to recycle handouts to loyalists at the expense of the wider society.
The ADC Ogun State Chapter therefore calls on well-meaning Ogun citizens, civil society, and other opposition parties to rise and resist this brazen assault on our collective patrimony.
Governance should not be reduced to a patronage system for political survival; the people deserve purposeful leadership, not political tokenism disguised as inclusiveness.
The ADC stands firm with the people of Ogun State in rejecting this sham and will continue to expose policies that prioritize political desperation over genuine development.
The time has come to rescue our state from the grip of wasteful governance.