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Akeredolu Wanted My Emergence As Ondo Governor – Aiyedatiwa

<p><img width="800" height="600" src="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lucky-Aiyedatiwa-1.jpg" class="attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="Akeredolu: Pick Your Deputy From Owo, As Compensation For Our Loss - Group Urges Aiyedatiwa" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lucky-Aiyedatiwa-1.jpg 800w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lucky-Aiyedatiwa-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https://www.naijanews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/Lucky-Aiyedatiwa-1-768x576.jpg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /></p> <h2>The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has said his predecessor, the late Rotimi Akeredolu, had wanted him to be the next governor.</h2> <p>The governor stated this at a meeting with the officials and the members of Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers in Akure on Saturday.</p> <p>He noted that his ambition to contest for governorship position was beyond the mandate of his joint ticket with the late Akeredolu but a sincere mission to transform Ondo State and uplift the standard of living of the people.</p> <p>Aiyedatiwa also expressed his confidence in winning the governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in April and the forthcoming governorship election in November.</p> <p>He said, “<em>My supporters should continue working and never doubt as my coming victory in the primary and general elections are the promise of God.</em></p> <p><em>“My emergence as governor is what my late boss, Governor Akeredolu wanted. A lot of people don’t really know Akeredolu, they don’t know that he was a prophet.</em></p> <p><em>“There was a time after he (Akeredolu) returned from a medical vacation that he told the cabinet members during an executive council meeting that ‘Look, Aiyedatiwa will emerge as the next governor.</em>”</p> <p>In his remarks, the LACO-FS Convener, Dr. Oladipupo Okeyomi, disclosed that over 250,000 campaigners code-named ‘Foot Soldiers’ had been positioned across the 18 local government areas of Ondo State, to secure victory for Aiyedatiwa in the primary and the major election.</p> <p>The post <a href="https://www.naijanews.com/2024/02/25/akeredolu-wanted-my-emergence-as-ondo-governor-aiyedatiwa/">Akeredolu Wanted My Emergence As Ondo Governor – Aiyedatiwa</a> appeared first on <a href="https://www.naijanews.com">Naija News</a>.</p>