President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday asked the Ondo State electorate to vote for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC in Saturday’s Governorship Election.
He made the call in Akure the Ondo State capital at the grand finale of Aiyedatiwa’s campaign for the election, where he described members of opposition parties in the country as reactionary politicians.
Tinubu who was represented by the Vice President Kashim Shettima, said that a vote for APC would be a vote for progress and would ensure continuous development that had already started in the South-West region.
He wondered if any of the state’s former governors either dead or alive, would have voted for any ‘reactionary party’.
His words: “If Ajasin were still alive, is he going to vote for the APC or reactionary party?
“If Akeredolu were to be alive, is he going to vote for the APC or the reactionary party?
“Would Mimiko vote for the APC or reactionary party?
“I urge you to come out en mass to vote for APC for the people of the South-West. Ondo State has two senior ministers, to whom much is given, much is expected,” he said.
The president appealed to the electorate to vote for the party for the good work to continue to continue in the state.
At the occasion, Tinubu announced the approval of the establishment of a federal teaching hospital in the state.
Aiyedatiwa
In his speech at the event, Aiyedatiwa, said he was loyal all through till the end to his former boss, the departed Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN.
He assured the people of the state that he would do more for the progress of the state.
Also speaking, the Minister of Interior, Mr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, said the party was fully ready for victory and would win the election in all 18 local government areas of the state for Aiyedatiwa.
The Chairman of the APC Campaign Council for Ondo Election, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos, said nobody should fight with opposition other than speaking with their vote for APC.
Sanwo-Olu said the party was sure of victory in the election and would still come back to appreciate the people of the state for standing with the party.
The National Chairman of the Party, Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, said they came to support Aiyedatiwa to victory.
Ganduje later presented the party’s flag to the governor and his running mate, Dr Olayide Adelami.
