Ondo State Governor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the October 10 Governorship election in the State has confirmed Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate.
Ayedatiwa, 55, is from Obe-Nla, a community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. He was also a former board member of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Akeredolu parted ways with his Deputy, Agboola Ajayi, who defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to contest in the primary election, but lost.
While swearing-in new aides, Akeredolu described Ayedatiwa as a candidate with verifiable credentials and pedigree, who has been with the party since its early days, the Cable reports.
“The leaders of the party have made wide consultations to choose the most suitable candidate as running mate in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. We have concluded that Mr Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa is the appropriate choice given the prevailing circumstances in political arena at present,” Akeredolu said.
“This person has been with us since the beginning of this political journey in 2012. In arriving at this choice, some important factors assisted the leaders of this great party. We have decided to sever ties with mediocrity and treachery.
“…We are also not in any position to change yesterday. We must, however, allow the experiences of the immediate past to guide our decision.
“We may not have chosen a saint and the best but let it not be said that we, either wittingly or otherwise, settle for an avowed hater of human beings and good things, an enemy of his own people and a serial forger. We owe our people the duty of care in this regard.”
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the APC in Ondo State, Ade Adetimehin, has said that all the party organs and members in the state were happy with the selection of Ayedatiwa, the Nation reports.
“Ayedatiwa is a grassroots politician that is very loyal to party. We do not want anybody that will betray us in the future,” Adetimehin said.
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