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Anthony Ufoh
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) Ogun State chapters have slammed the state governor, Dapo Abiodun, over his appointment of 1200 political aides as outrageous and a waste of public funds.
The party also faulted the appointment as unnecessary and a pretext for ‘strengthening grassroots democracy’.
Otunba Olufemi Soluade, ADC’s chairman, in a statement, called the move a misuse of state resources at a time when citizens of the state are going through diverse challenges like unemployment, poor healthcare, crumbling infrastructure and poor educational facilities for schools.
The statement read, “This policy is nothing short of daylight robbery, a political smokescreen designed to serve the governor’s 2027 ambitions, not the people of Ogun State.
Describing the appointments as “political patronage masquerading as empowerment”, the party accused the governor of weaponising poverty and diverting scarce resources to reward loyalists rather than investing in sustainable development.
“This is not grassroots empowerment; it’s political tokenism. While Ogun people are tightening their belts, the government is splashing public funds on cronies. It is both insensitive and irresponsible,” he said.
The ADC also criticised the administration’s lack of innovation in tackling the real socio-economic issues facing the state, asserting that what is needed is job creation, wealth-building policies, and inclusive development, not the recycling of handouts in the name of governance.
Calling on civil society, opposition parties, and concerned citizens, the ADC urged a collective resistance against what it called a “brazen assault on our shared future”.
“Governance must not be reduced to a survival game for politicians. Ogun State deserves visionary leadership, not wasteful politics dressed up as inclusion,” Soluade added.
The party reaffirmed its commitment to holding the government accountable and pledged to continue exposing policies that prioritise political expediency over genuine development.