As the months-long crisis between factions loyal to the Ondo
State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), and his Deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa,
seems to have ended, the Presidency has declared that Akeredolu remains the
governor of the state.
This was according to a statement by the Special Adviser to
the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, on Saturday.
The clarification came amidst reports that President Bola
Tinubu may have ordered the state lawmakers to invoke the doctrine of necessity
and declare Ayedatiwa the acting governor.
The deputy
governor, lawmakers, and others involved
embraced peace and vowed to maintain the status quo, after hours of
deliberations between the President and state officials, including members of
the All Progressives Congress, who converged on the Aso Rock Presidential
Villa, Abuja, until late on Friday night.
In the statement, the Presidency affirmed that Akeredolu
remains the governor.
The statement read, “In his bid to restore political
stability in Ondo State, President Bola Tinubu, late on Friday, waded into the
months-long crisis between factions loyal to the Executive Governor, Rotimi
Akeredolu, and the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
“This followed marathon negotiations between the President
and the Deputy Governor, representatives of Governor Akeredolu, federal and
state lawmakers of Ondo, officials of the state’s chapter of the All
Progressives Congress, and other stakeholders in the state at the State House,
Abuja.
“The President advised all opposing parties to bury the
hatchet and embrace peace, eliciting commitments to this effect.
“This means that Governor Akeredolu remains the Chief
Executive of the State, Aiyedatiwa remains Deputy Governor, and members of the
State Executive Council continue their respective duties, even as the
leadership of the State’s House of Assembly and the APC Chapter in Ondo State
is preserved.”
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There will be no peace for the wicked. These governors that are bent on installing successors, you are the reason for unrest in your various states.
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