Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State may be heaving a sigh of relief now. The coming together of his political opponents within the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the purpose of stopping his second term bid has hit the rock.
The controversy over zoning and the choice of a consensus candidate by the Unity Forum, a caucus within the Ondo State All Progressives Congress , is tearing apart the group, reportsGovernor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State may be heaving a sigh of relief now. The coming together of his political opponents within the ruling All Progressives Congress for the purpose of stopping his second term bid has hit the rock.
Some were said to have supported the project to enable them negotiate for 2023 general elections and 2024 governorship election when it would be the turn of other zones to produce governor. It was gathered that many of the aspirants, including Akeredolu have paid private visit to the National Leader of the part, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and he reportedly told them he will be neutral in the Ondo election and that wants to play the role of a father to all.
They stated that another governor replacing Akeredolu from the North means the South would wait for another eight years. The purpose was for the Unity Forum to present a single aspirant against Governor Akeredolu at the party primaries. Senator Omogunwa led committee was to report back to a Special Purpose Committee before the end of March.
He further alleged that Chief Olanusi collected the sum of N50m from a former Senator in Osun State to do the bidding of an aspirant they termed “not consistent politically”. But, Professionals in Ondo Unity Forum, in a reaction said the so-called ‘Foot Soldiers’ were not members of the Unity Forum. Speaking after its meeting in Akure, Engr. Ralph Adetimehin, dismissed the allegations and said they were playing politics of lies and mudslinging at a odd time.
“Therefore, these few individuals must splash mud of lies and allegations against the members of the committee who were carefully selected and approved by all the aspirants based on verified parameters. The virtual meeting was attended by 10 aspirants and the communique reads that they were committed to the agreement of the forum to present only one aspirant that would contest the party gubernatorial primary election and that they have unanimously ceded the mandate to Ondo North Senatorial District.
Daughter of the late Chief Adekunle Ajasin, Jumoke Anifowose, who also attended the meeting, backed Abraham that the meeting agreed to cede the governorship to Ondo North.
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