The ambition of Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has continued to witness various twists, with 13 lawmakers in the state’s House of Assembly lashing out at the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, for publicly endorsing Aiyedatiwa.
The ambition of Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa to clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress has continued to witness various twists, with 13 lawmakers in the state’s House of Assembly lashing out at the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, for publicly endorsing Aiyedatiwa.• Stop dropping Akeredolu’s name, he never endorsed you, late gov’s CPS tells governor
Infuriated by the development, the lawmakers, in a statement, yesterday, passed a vote of no confidence on the Speaker, accusing him of ridiculing the independence and integrity of the Assembly. MEANWHILE, the political tension in Ondo State took another dimension, yesterday, following the stance of the former Chief Press Secretary to the late Akeredolu, Richard Olatunde, that Aiyedatiwa should refrain from invoking the late governor’s name for political gain.
President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, reiterated his directive to security agencies and the Ministry of Defence that on no account should ransom be paid by the government to kidnappers, bandits or criminal elements for release of abducted persons.