Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu has picked Lucky Aiyedatiwa as his running mate for the October 10 governorship poll in the state.
Akeredolu during the swearing-in of new aides in Akure on Wednesday said Aiyedatiwa was picked after due consultations with party leaders.
According to him, “The leaders of the party have made wide consultations to choose the most suitable candidate as running mate in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. We have concluded that Mr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa is the appropriate choice given the prevailing circumstances in the political arena at present.
This person has been with us since the beginning of this political journey in 2012. In arriving at this choice, some important factors assisted the leaders of this great party. We have decided to sever ties with mediocrity and treachery.
“There is indeed no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. We are also not in any position to change yesterday. We must, however, allow the experiences of the immediate past to guide our decision.
”A candidate with verifiable credentials and pedigree has been chosen to complete the last part of the gubernatorial race. We may not have chosen a saint and the best but let it not be said that we, either wittingly or otherwise, settle for an avowed hater of human beings and good things, an enemy of his own people and a serial forger. We owe our people the duty of care in this regard”.
Born on the 12th of January ,1965, Aiyedatiwa hails from Obe-Nla, in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State.He was a Federal Commissioner who represented Ondo State on the Board of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), 2018-2019.
Meanwhile, the Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission has fixed August 22 for the council polls.
