The Ondo People’s Assembly (OPA) has faulted a reported press conference by a faction of the Ondo Redemption Front (ORF), describing its claims on the security situation in Ondo State as misleading, exaggerated, and driven by ulterior motives.

Addressing the media yesterday, in Lagos, the Assembly through its Convener, Olufemi Lawson, said the narrative pushed by the ORF, was a “recycled campaign of calumny” aimed at discrediting the administration of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

The group did not mince words in its criticism, describing members of the ORF as “disgruntled politicians masquerading as activists,” whose recent activities have centered on what it termed persistent attempts to blackmail the state government.

According to the OPA: “The socalled concerns raised by the ORF are not only unfounded but deliberately crafted to create panic and erode public confidence.

“These individuals have, over the past few months, made a habit of distorting facts and peddling falsehoods, all in a desperate bid to remain politically relevant.”

The Assembly argued that the core grievance of the ORF against Governor Aiyedatiwa is not rooted in governance or public interest, but in what it described as the governor’s “refusal to patronize their greed and self-serving interests.”