Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has denied endorsing a particular aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Richard Olatunde, said the statement alleging that the governor endorsed a particular aspirant was largely laced with partisan interest and the fluid narrative was not authored by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
“The intention of the writer, though juvenile, was to drag the Governor into unnecessary declarations, despite public knowledge of his position as the Chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum.
“Nevertheless, Governor Akeredolu has continued to reiterate the stance of his brother Governors in the Southern Nigeria Governors’ Forum on the need for the south to produce the next President of the country in the spirit of equity.
“In clear terms, the widely circulated statement never emanated from Governor Akeredolu. It was, obviously, driven by overzealous partisan interests calculated to exploit the political capital of the Governor for personal gains.
“We, however, urge members of the public, particularly, members of the APC and the party supporters to disregard the statement as it does not represent the collective decision of the Southern Governors’ Forum which Governor Akeredolu leads.
“Succinctly, Governor Akeredolu as a leader and stakeholder in the Southern Presidency agitation, is committed to the interest of the Southern Nigeria geo-political zone. He will not descend into an arena of partisanship to jeopardize the interest of the forum he leads,” Olatunde said.
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