The Message from Ondo
With the victory of the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, comes its inherent message, writes James Sowole
Commentators have described it as probably the most expensive governorship election to be conducted in the history of the state. The spread of the candidates and their running mates for the election, also contributed to the outcome of the election. While Akeredolu, who is from the Northern senatorial district chose his running mate from the South, both the PDP and the ZLP left the entire Northern Senatorial field for Akeredolu.
The unwritten zoning arrangement, which was a subject of reconciliation between Akeredolu and other APC aspirants from the South, contributed immensely, to the success of the APC candidate. It was gathered that an agreement had been reached that politicians from the Southern Senatorial District, would automatically, get preference in 2024, when the zone, is expected to produce the governor of the Sunshine State.
That the PDP candidate is popular in the Central and most loved by the people cannot be over-emphasised. Akure, the state capital witnessed an unusual silence from the Saturday evening when the collation of results started till Monday morning. The remarks of Akeredolu about his score in the three Akure dominated local governments, added salt to the injuries of the people, when he expressed disappointment that Jegede won in those local governments, despite all his administration did in the areas.
Of all the candidates, Ajayi, who ran against his boss, was seen as the one that would be most affected. Ajayi, who many people believed had deployed personal resources into the race, is also expected to face a fresh process by the House of Assembly to remove him from the office as the deputy governor.
Meanwhile, a new twist was introduced to the mix on Thursday, when one Samuel Omotosho, who claimed that he was the authentic candidate of the African Action Congress , alleged that his name was missing on the ballot.
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