Adeboye Ewenla, a dismissed aide of the Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa has refuted the bribery allegation claims against him.
Naija News reports that Aiyedatiwa had sacked Ewenla over allegations of bribery.
Ewenla, who served as the Special Assistant on Forestry (Central Senatorial District), was accused of involvement in corrupt practices by some timber traders in the state.
In a statement on Wednesday, Aiyedatiwa’s Chief Press Secretary, Ebenezer Adeniyan, said Ewenla’s dismissal was with immediate effect.
However, reacting to the allegation via a statement, Ewenla denied the bribery allegation, claiming it was a plot to tarnish his image.
He insisted that certain forces were trying to work against him because they considered him a stumbling block to illegal activities in government forest reserves.
According to him, “I would like to categorically state that the allegation is false and was orchestrated to tarnish my image because I was considered a major stumbling block to illegal activities in government forest reserves.
“Ondo State Government has already banned deforestation of any kind and prevented unauthorised activities in the forest reserves. Before anyone can operate, they have to pay a certain amount into the government coffers. The money being talked about is meant for the government, not my personal account.”
