Governor of Ondo State, Hon. Lucky Aiyedatiwa has confirmed his interest to contest the November 2024 governorship election in the state.
Aiyedatiwa disclosed this on TVC news at 10 on Friday night.
Asked on the news programme about his relationship with Akeredolu, having survived impeachment attempts from lawmakers in 2023, Aiyedatiwa said he never had issues with the late Governor, but that those interested in succeeding him when they knew he was very sick, started the political intrigues.
“Definitely, I will be running because I am already a sitting Governor… Nobody want to be Governor for one year, common… Give me what the constitution knows me to do. At least, let me have a chance of running for one more term, as it were,” Aiyedatiwa said.
The Governor was sworn-in in December 27, 2023, after the death of Akeredolu on December 26, 2023.
The current tenure of Aiyedatiwa with Akeredolu would end in February, 2025.
Political parties are expected to conduct their primaries in April, 2024, while the election is billed for November, 2024.
When asked about about his relationship with the leaders of the APC, after five federal lawmakers petitioned President Bola Tinubu, Aiyedatiwa noted that most of the lawmakers have vested interest in the 2024 election in the State.
He said the leadership of the APC in the State have cleared him of having any negative issues with them.
Credit: Precision Online Newspaper
