Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, is the candidate of Akure kingdom for the October 10 gubernatorial election, according to Tayo Alasoadura, minister of state for Niger Delta affairs.
Alasoadura, a native of Iju/Itaogbolu in Akure north local government area of the state, made the declartion on Saturday.
He said Eyitayo Jegede, candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is merely wasting his time, boasting that Akeredolu is the candidate to beat in Akure north and south LGAs.
Jegede, a senior advocate of Nigeria, (SAN), hails from Akure south.
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“I am an Akure man and I can say very confidently the position of Akure people. Our candidate in Akure Kingdom is Akeredolu because we love justice and equity,” he told a crowd of party supporters in Ogbese and Oba Ile in Akure north on Saturday.
“Akeredolu is from the North. Akure is from the Central. The Central just completed eight years, the North should be allowed to complete their eight years. When next the position comes back to the Central, Akure will take the spot because Mimiko has used the slot of Ondo Kingdom.
“Besides, my brother, Jegede is merely wasting his time. We shall defeat him in the two Local Government in a level playing ground. Akeredolu is the man to beat in the two Local Governments in Akure kingdom.”
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The minister appealed to the traditional rulers and chiefs in Akure Kingdom to mobilise their people to vote en masse for Akeredolu, saying that would enable the governor to fulfill all their heart desires in his second term in office.
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