As the presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress
inches closer, the Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has denied a
report that he has endorsed a particular aspirant to get the ticket of the
party.
Akeredolu declared that he had not endorsed any aspirant as
contained in the said report, describing it as falsehood. He said all he wanted
was to ensure the party picks a southerner as its flagbearer.
This was contained in a statement issued by the Chief Press
Secretary to the governor, Richard Olatunde.
According to the statement, the intention of the writer of
the report, was to drag the governor into “unnecessary declarations, despite
public knowledge of his position as the Chairman of the Southern Governors’
Forum.”
The statement read, “Nevertheless, Governor Akeredolu has
continued to reiterate the stance of his brother governors in the Southern
Nigeria Governors’ Forum on the need for the south to produce the next
president of the country in the spirit of equity and fairness.
“In clear terms, the widely circulated statement never
emanated from Governor Akeredolu. It was, obviously, driven by overzealous
partisan interests calculated to exploit the political capital of the Governor
for personal gains.
“We, however, urge
members of the public, particularly members of the APC and the party
supporters, to disregard the statement as it does not represent the collective
decision of the Southern Governors’ Forum which Governor Akeredolu leads.
“Succinctly, Governor Akeredolu as a leader and stakeholder
in the Southern Presidency agitation, is committed to the interest of the
Southern Nigeria geo-political zone. He will not descend into an arena of
partisanship to jeopardise the interest of the forum he leads.”
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