The Ondo State Governor, Mr. Fortunate Aiyedatiwa, has mentioned he was a part of the legacies of his predecessor, the late former Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, including that the latter had wished him (Aiyedatiwa) to succeed him.
Aiyedatiwa mentioned he wished Akeredolu had been alive to see him turn into governor, saying it might have been a proud second for the deceased chief.
Aiyedatiwa turned the governor of Ondo State on December 27, 2023, shortly after Akeredolu died in Germany, the place he was receiving remedy for prostate most cancers.
He’s in search of to contest the state governorship election developing later in November this 12 months to retain the governor’s seat.
Talking with some journalists and media executives within the state in Akure, the state capital on Thursday, Aiyedatiwa mentioned he would have liked his late boss to be alive to see him turning into the governor of the state.
Aiyedatiwa additionally famous that the late Akeredolu would have been pleased with him as a worthy successor, stressing that it was the late Akeredolu’s want for him to emerge as the following governor of the state.
The governor mentioned, “I’m proud to say I’m part of Akeredolu’s legacies. It has been his want that I succeed him. He mentioned it on our first day of inauguration. Throughout our Exco conferences, he repeated it severally.
“I might have most popular he stayed again and watched me govern the state. I do know he can be pleased with me.”
The governor acknowledged that he had imbibed some qualities from the management type of his former boss which embody fearlessness in addressing points, including that he and the late former governor had been better of buddies.
“I educated below Akeredolu. He was a person who all the time spoke his thoughts on nationwide points. He says his ideas not minding his pursuit. When he speaks, the nation can be at consideration. We imbibe his qualities on governance, “ he eulogised.
In the meantime, the funeral preparations for the late former governor commenced with a successful soul campaign held on the MKO Abiola Democracy Park in Akure on Thursday night.
The Chief Press Secretary to the late governor, Mr Richard Olatunde, disclosed this in an announcement on Thursday.
Olatunde mentioned, “As we bid farewell, we acknowledge that our parting isn’t one in all finality. As a substitute, we commit ourselves to preserving his (Akeredolu’s) reminiscence and upholding the noble deeds he completed all through his life. Even in loss of life, his affect stays steadfast, for he shall without end be our guiding gentle and inspirational chief.”
