By: Bola Ojuola, Akure.
The Ondo state government has debunked reports suggesting that Governor Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa has shifted his support from the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ondo South Senatorial District, Dr. Isaacs Kekemeke, to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Matthew Oyerinmade.
Senior Special Assistant to the Ondo State Governor on Public Engagement, Steve Bayode Otaloro who spoke on the issue said it is a lie from the pit of hell.
“I wish to state categorically that there is no truth whatsoever in the insinuation that Governor Aiyedatiwa has abandoned the APC candidate or is supporting the candidate of another political party.
“Governor Aiyedatiwa is a committed member and leader of the APC in Ondo State. He has consistently demonstrated his loyalty to the progressive political family, dating back to the days of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) and the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), which eventually metamorphosed into the All Progressives Congress (APC).
“It is therefore inconceivable that the Governor, who currently leads the APC in Ondo State, would deliberately pitch his tent against the candidate of the same party in favour of a candidate contesting on the platform of another political party.
“The Governor has never authorised anyone to speak on his behalf in support of any opposition candidate, and any claim suggesting otherwise should be treated as false, mischievous and politically motivated.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Governor Aiyedatiwa remains firmly committed to the APC and its candidates. His political loyalty and responsibility as the leader of the party in Ondo State do not permit him to engage in any action that would undermine the party he leads.
It is also instructive that Dr. Isaacs Kekemeke himself has publicly dismissed reports of any disagreement between him and the Governor, affirming that the Governor supported his emergence as the APC’s candidate and remains his benefactor and the leader of the party in the state.
“Consequently, members of the public, APC supporters and the people of Ondo State should disregard the rumour of an alleged shift in the Governor’s support. It is nothing more than an attempt by political actors to create unnecessary division between the Governor and the APC’s senatorial candidate.
“Governor Aiyedatiwa remains an APC leader, an APC loyalist and a supporter of the party’s candidates. He will not support any candidate against the party he leads”, Otaloro said
