The Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, has expressed confidence in profitable the All Progressives Congress governorship ticket in April and the important thing elections in November this 12 months.
The Unbiased Nationwide Electoral Fee has set April and November 2024 for the first and gubernatorial elections respectively within the state. To this finish, all political events have ready for the workouts.
Aiyedatiwa, one of many aspirants of the APC, stated his predecessor, the late former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, had predicted that he (Aiyedatiwa) would grow to be the following governor of the Sunshine State. He described his late boss as a prophet who foresaw that he would grow to be the following governor.
The governor said this on Saturday at a gathering with the officers and members of Fortunate Aiyedatiwa Marketing campaign Group Foot Troopers in Akure and it was contained in an announcement on Sunday by the LACO-FS State Director of Data, Mr. Kayode Fasua.
Within the assertion, Aiyedatiwa stated: “My supporters should hold working and by no means waver as my coming victory within the primaries and normal elections is the promise of God.”
He added: “This (my emergence as governor) is what my late boss, Governor Akeredolu, wished. Many individuals don't actually know Akeredolu, they don't know that he was a prophet.
“There was a time after he (Akeredolu) returned from a medical vacation that he instructed cupboard members at an government council assembly that 'Look, Aiyedatiwa will emerge as the following governor.'
The governor famous that his ambition to vie for the place of governor was past the mandate of his joint ticket with the late Akeredolu however was a honest mission to remodel Ondo State and uplift the residing requirements of the folks.
In keeping with the assertion, LACO-FS convener, Dr. Oladipupo Okeyomi, in his remarks, additionally disclosed that over 250,000 campaigners codenamed “Foot Troopers” had been positioned within the 18 Native Authorities Areas of Ondo State, to safe victory suggest for Aiyedatiwa within the primaries and main elections.
Equally, the Director Normal of the group, Mr. Saka Yusuf-Ogunleye, stated the group would tour all native authorities areas from this week till mid-March with Governor Aiyedatiwa main the campaigns.
The spotlight of the event was the awarding of the Governor as 'Discipline Marshal' of the LACO-FS, together with the revealing of fez caps, aprons, t-shirts and different marketing campaign attire and instruments.
