Lucky Aiyedatiwa, acting governor of Ondo, says the drama
that ensued in the state over the health of Rotimi Akeredolu was “avoidable”.
Aiyedatiwa spoke during a state broadcast on Thursday.
On Wednesday, the Ondo house of assembly finally declared
Aiyedatiwa as the acting governor of the state.
The assembly took the decision after it received the medical leave notification letter from Akeredolu, the state governor.
Over the past few weeks, there has been pressure on
Akeredolu to resign or hand over power to his deputy amid his continued absence
from the state.
Akeredolu has been absent from Ondo since June on health
grounds.
Speaking during the broadcast, Aiyedatiwa said the state
must return quickly to the path of development after the “avoidable
distractions” caused by the governor’s health challenges.
The acting governor urged the people of the state not to
relent in their prayers for the ailing governor.
“At this juncture, permit me to say that only God Almighty
has explanations for what happened in the last few months,” Aiyedatiwa said.
“When nature sets in to hinder human performance, it is
always a painful thing.
“We must acknowledge that the key to the wellbeing of a man
is in the hands of God.
“It is not for us as
humans to question God but to pray for His mercies upon our lives.
“It is in this regard that we admit with all sense of
responsibility that the intrigues that ensued due to Mr Governor’s health
challenges were indeed avoidable distractions.
“We ought to have done better so as to keep giving Ondo
state the seamless and solid governance which Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo
Akeredolu, SAN, CON, had established in the state in the last six-and-a-half
years.”
Aiyedatiwa commended President Bola Tinubu and other leaders
of the All Progressives Congress (APC) “for providing succour to Ondo state at
our critical time of cloud and need”.
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