The Oyo State chapter of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) yesterday criticised the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for what it called the latter's disrespect for truth.
Reacting to a comment by PDP which deplored Governor Abiola Ajimobi's absence at the flag-off of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, ACN Publicity Secretary, Mr. Dauda Kolawole, said: "We ordinarily would not react to a piece of conjectural politicking as this. But we are forced to, for the sake of clarification, so that ordinary Nigerians would not be misled."
He said it was unthinkable that the PDP would claim not to know that Ajimobi was outside the country on an official duty.
Kolawole said: "Virtually all Nigerians know that Governor Ajimobi was not in the country as he left for the United Kingdom to attend a Direct Investment Summit holding in London.
"It was announced before his departure. The summit, organised by the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), showcased the many investment opportunities in the state to UK investors.
"Governor Ajimobi could thus not attend the flag-off but because of the respect he has for President Jonathan, his deputy, Chief Moses Adeyemo, attended on his behalf. For the PDP to embark on this gratuitous journey of inexactitude speaks volume of the quality of the party and the depth of the secretariat it runs that has no regard for truth".
National Mirror