{"id":132044,"date":"2023-12-17T09:47:23","date_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:47:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/17\/aiyedatiwa-freezes-lg-accounts-bars-chairmen-from-opening-new-ones\/"},"modified":"2023-12-17T09:47:23","modified_gmt":"2023-12-17T09:47:23","slug":"aiyedatiwa-freezes-lg-accounts-bars-chairmen-from-opening-new-ones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/12\/17\/aiyedatiwa-freezes-lg-accounts-bars-chairmen-from-opening-new-ones\/","title":{"rendered":"Aiyedatiwa Freezes LG Accounts, Bars Chairmen From Opening New Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-893408\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/Screenshot_20230923-063713_Opera-Mini.jpg\" alt=\"Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Rotimi Akeredolu\" width=\"1080\" height=\"553\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Lucky Aiyedatiwa, acting Governor of Ondo State, has frozen the accounts of Local Government (LG) administrations across the State.<\/p>\n<p>His directive is coming few weeks after the Caretaker Chairmen for 18 Local Government Areas and the 33 Local council Development Areas were appointed by State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that prior to becoming the acting governor, the relationship between Aiyedatiwa and his boss, Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who has been sick for a long while, had become strained and fraught.<\/p>\n<p>Aiyedatiwa\u2019s directive was contained in a memo issued on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The memo, also stated that the the Council Chairmen were banned from opening new accounts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ ALSO: \u201cWe Ought To Do Better, Distractions Around Akeredolu\u2019s Health Avoidable\u201d \u2014 Aiyedatiwa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDistinguished HOLGAs, Your Excellency, the Acting Governor of Ondo State, has directed that all spending and expenditure from local government accounts should be suspended, with no signing of checks, no change of signatories, and no withdrawal of any sort until further directive.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease adhere strictly to instruction and be guided,\u201d the memo read.<\/p>\n<p>According to one of the local council chairmen, who confirmed the development, Aiyedatiwa\u2019s directive has spurred speculations and unrest among the affected officials, who are now left in a state of uncertainty regarding their future.<\/p>\n<p>The LG Chairman, who anonymously spoke in confidence, stated that Aiyedatiwa made the move to assert authority as acting governor.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, he has blocked the account of the local governments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe is doing it to make the caretaker chairmen fall in line ahead of the party primary next year. He believes the local government fund has been diverted,\u201d one of the chairmen alleged.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div data-advadstrackid=\"890536\" data-advadstrackbid=\"1\" class=\"infor-target\" id=\"infor-186917562\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/300x250b.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucky Aiyedatiwa, acting Governor of Ondo State, has frozen the accounts of Local Government (LG) administrations across the State. His directive is coming few weeks after the Caretaker Chairmen for 18 Local Government Areas and the 33 Local council Development Areas were appointed by State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. 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