President Bola Tinubu has affirmed that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu remains the Chief Executive of the state and his deputy Lucky Aiyedatiwa should continue to act as the second in command.
This is as the President waded into the leadership crisis threatening the peace of the Ondo State, frowning at the move to declare Aiyedatiwa as acting Governor.
Tinubu met with all the gladiators behind closed doors for over six hours at the villa, Abuja to bring an end to the six-month long political crisis in Ondo State.
Those who attended the meeting included the National Chairman of the APC, Umar Gbanduje; embattled deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa; APC state Chairman, Ade Adetimehin; Speaker of the House of Assembly; Hon. Olamide Oladiji and Senator Jimoh Ibrahim.
Other include members of the House of Assembly; the Secretary to the Ondo State Government; Princess Oladunni Odu; the Governor’s aides including Dare Aragbaiye; Aminu Raimi; and the Governor’s son, Babajide Akeredolu.
The President advised all opposing parties to bury the hatchet and embrace peace, eliciting commitments to this effect.
A statement issued by the presidential spokesman, Ajuri Ngelale, stated that, “This means that Governor Akeredolu remains 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.”
