The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa’s attempt to push a ₦531,767,261,000 supplementary budget through the House of Assembly, describing it as reckless and self-serving.
According to the official House of Assembly order paper for Monday, November 10, 2025, the proposed budget includes ₦254,448,081,000 for recurrent expenditure and ₦277,319,180,000 for capital projects. The PDP noted with alarm that over ₦254 billion is earmarked for recurrent spending in less than two months, intended to cover salaries, overheads, and other running costs.
Speaking in a statement on Tuesday, the PDP’s Director of Media and Public Communications, Wándé T. Àjàyí, said, “It is incomprehensible that while workers are owed, contractors remain unpaid, and key infrastructure projects are abandoned, the governor would seek to spend over a quarter of a trillion naira on recurrent costs in less than eight weeks. This is financial irresponsibility at its peak and a blatant grab for public funds under the guise of governance.”
The opposition party also expressed concern over reports that Governor Aiyedatiwa may attempt to force the rejected bill into law without the constitutionally required quorum, calling such an act “a violation of democratic principles.”
The PDP commended members of the Ondo State House of Assembly who stood firm in rejecting the proposal, urging them to summon the Commissioner for Finance and Accountant General to account for all 2025 budget releases and initiate an independent audit of the state’s finances.
The party concluded by demanding that Governor Aiyedatiwa withdraw the supplementary budget, respect legislative processes, and be transparent about the true financial health of Ondo State.
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