Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of
Ondo state, has picked Lucky Aiyedatiwa, a former commissioner in the Niger
Delta Development Commission (NDDC), as his running mate for the October 10
governorship election.
Ajayi Agboola, his deputy who is
not on good terms with him, defected from the All Progressives Party (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
in June.
After his defection, Ajayi
contested for the governorship ticket of the major opposition party but lost to
Eyitayo Jegede.
Speaking at the swearing-in of
new aides, Akeredolu described Ayedatiwa as a candidate with verifiable
credentials and pedigree.
He said the leadership of the
party decided to pick Ayedeatiwa following wide consultations and having been
with the ruling party “since the beginning of this political journey in 2012″.
“The leaders of the party have
made wide consultations to choose the most suitable candidate as running mate
in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. We have concluded that
Mr. Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa is the appropriate choice given the prevailing
circumstances in the political arena at present,” Akeredolu said.
“This person has been with us
since the beginning of this political journey in 2012. In arriving at this
choice, some important factors assisted the leaders of this great party. We
have decided to sever ties with mediocrity and treachery.
“There is indeed no art to find
the mind’s construction in the face. We are also not in any position to change
yesterday. We must, however, allow the experiences of the immediate past to
guide our decision.
“A candidate with verifiable
credentials and pedigree has been chosen to complete the last part of the
gubernatorial race.
“We may not have chosen a saint
and the best but let it not be said that we, either wittingly or otherwise,
settle for an avowed hater of human beings and good things, an enemy of his own
people and a serial forger. We owe our people the duty of care in this regard.”
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