By James Ogunnaike
Ogun State Government has dismissed as false and malicious a viral publication alleging that members of the State Executive Council are compelled to prostrate before Governor Dapo Abiodun whenever he is displeased with them.
Reacting to the report published by an online blog, Naijamixed, under the headline, “Cabinet members reportedly prostrate before Ogun State Governor when he is displeased with them,” the government described the allegation as a fabrication aimed at ridiculing the governor and misleading the public.
In a statement issued on Monday by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Information and Strategy, Hon. Kayode Akinmade, the government said no commissioner or cabinet member had ever been required to prostrate before Governor Abiodun.
“The claim that members of the Ogun State Executive Council routinely prostrate before Governor Dapo Abiodun whenever he is displeased with them is a complete fabrication. At no time has any commissioner or cabinet member been required to prostrate before the Governor, nor has such an incident ever occurred,” Akinmade said.
