Ahead of the forthcoming primaries of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, a fresh crisis is brewing in Ondo State between Governor
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over the nomination of
candidates.
It was gathered that the deputy governor, some cabinet
members, and Akeredolu’s aides from Ilaje Local Government Area are currently
working for aspirants other than those whom the party leadership and the
governor had ‘anointed’ for specific positions.
According to a party source, the governor and the leaders,
including the APC State Chairman, Ade Adetimehin, agreed on candidates for the
House of Assembly, House of Representatives, and Senate elections at the
meeting held last week.
It was reliably gathered that the party leadership and the
governor had agreed to give Abayomi Akinruntan, the son of the Olugbo of Ugbo,
a return ticket to the House of Assembly in exchange for his stepping down for
former Information Commissioner, Donald Ojogo, who is running for the
Ilaje/Ese-Odo House of Representatives seat.
A party leader in Ilaje, who was not present at the meeting,
but expressed support for the meeting’s resolution, criticized the deputy
governor for working against the decisions taken at the meeting.
The APC chieftain, who sought anonymity, stated that
Aiyedatiwa invited them to a meeting immediately and informed them that the
Governor had rejected all of his recommendations for candidates in Ilaje and
Ese-Odo.
He said, “As things stand now, there are moves in Ilaje and
Ese-Odo by the deputy Governor. He expressed disappointment that the governor
rejected his candidate in Ilaje constituency 2 who was his Personal Assistant,
Segun Iwalokun. There are many meetings that have been held between Thursday
and now.
“Despite the Governor’s directive that we should all work
for the former information commissioner, Ojogo, the deputy governor is
campaigning and working for one Goke Ayara from Apoi. Aiyedatiwa has held two
meetings against Ojogo’s aspiration at his house in Akure. I was part of one.
“They also held meetings and campaigned publicly that an
Ijaw man is not fit to go for the House of Representatives in the federal
constituency.”
However, when contacted over the development, the deputy
governor said, “that is not true. How can I be in disagreement with the
Governor when we have one administration and one government?”
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