Ondo APC Lawmakers pledges to ensure Aiyedatiwa’s election as Governor

Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers on Monday in Abuja, pledged to ensure that Gov. Lucky Aiyedatiwa is returned as the state governor in its forthcoming governorship election slated for Nov. 16, 2024.

Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Olamide Oladiji made the pledge while speaking on behalf of the lawmakers after a closed-door meeting with the APC National Working Committee (NWC).

He said the meeting was to thank the party’s leadership for bringing peace to its Ondo State following the crisis that rocked it before and after the death of Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu, its immediate past governor.

Oladiji specifically thanked Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the party’s National Chairman for the role he played during the burial of Akeredolu who died recently, and for bringing peace to the state’s chapter.

“If not for your intervention, we wouldn’t have been enjoying the peace we enjoy in Ondo APC today,” the speaker said.

He added that the state’s lawmakers were in full support of the party’s leadership and the President Bola Tinubu-led administration and would continue to work with it to achieve its Renewed Hope agenda.

He said the Ondo State incumbent governor had through his leadership, carried all stakeholders along and had touched all sectors in the state.

“We will work to ensure the continuity of his government and the APC in Ondo State.

“The state is at peace under its new governor contrary to what those outside it may say. Aiyedatiwa’s achievement just in few months in office is there for all to see.

“He has continued the legacy of the deceased governor and had been able to bring a synergy between the judiciary and the state executive,” the Speaker said.

Ganduje in his response, appreciated the lawmakers for the visit and expressed happiness that the party’s leadership was able to resolve the crisis that confronted its Ondo State chapter, adding that even in death, Akeredolu remained a great man.

Ganduje said though the party had planned a well articulated programme to produce a worthy governorship candidate, the cooperation of its members was critical to achieve a successful primary election to pick its governorship candidate.

Aiyedatiwa who served as Akeredolu’s deputy, took over as Ondo State governor after his death in December 2023 inline with the Constitution.(https://newsatlarge.ng)