Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, says Babajide, his
son, worked hard during his campaign and there is nothing anyone can do if he
decides to appoint him as his chief of staff.
Speaking at government house, Akure, during a dinner
organised in commemoration of his third anniversary as governor, Akeredolu said
his son worked harder than most members of the campaign.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governor, who is seeking
another term, charged the people to put in their best so he could secure
another term.
“When somebody says Baba (Babajide) is this, I just laugh at
them. If I wanted to make Baba my chief of staff, he can be; did you do more
than him in the campaign? Ask yourself, how many of you did more than Baba in
the campaign? How many?” he asked.
“The young boy was going everywhere and all of us saw him
but we decided not to because he wouldn’t want it. My son is satisfied, that’s
why. If he is not, I will put him somewhere, there is nothing anybody can do. I
will put him there, there is nothing you can do. Is he not my son? Is he not
from Ondo state? Has he not worked?”
Akeredolu and wife with Babajide, their sonThe governor also
thanked Betty, his wife, saying he is not sure if the state could have a better
first lady.
Akeredolu also said he is ready to confront members of Unity
Forum, a faction of the party allegedly frustrating his attempt to get a second
term ticket.
He said he is no longer interested in any peace meeting but
“battle ready” for members of the group.
Among members of The Unity Forum headed by Alli Olanusi, a
former deputy governor, are Olusegun Abraham, who lost the party’s governorship
ticket to Akeredolu in 2016, and Ajayi Boroffice, a serving senator.
Others are Olusola Oke, who contested against the governor
in 2016 and Ifeoluwa Oyedele, an electrical engineer and political associate of
President Muhammadu Buhari, whom sources disclosed has support of key APC
members for the 2020 governorship ticket.
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