A former President of the Nigeria Bar Association and governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), has accused some chieftains of the party of causing confusion with the fold.
Akeredolu said the party leaders were doing this with the usage of the name of a former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said this was why there was the need for him to clarify his statement on the alleged endorsement of candidates by some leaders of the party ahead of the party’s governorship primary for Ondo State on September 3.
In a statement by the Akeredolu Campaign Platform, the governorship aspirant stated: “My attention has been drawn to some stories making the rounds especially on the social media linking me with some ridiculous comments and incendiary quotes on the purported endorsement of candidates in the governorship primary. Those who know my antecedents will attest to the fact that I am a man of courage. For the avoidance of doubt, I didn’t not insult any of our national leaders in APC, especially Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as quoted mischievously in the social media….
“Like I have said in my earlier statement, all our leaders have assured us a free and fair primary. What is happening in Ondo state right now is that some leaders are using the name of Asiwaju Tinubu to cause confusion; claiming that he had given them money to work for a particular aspirant. Anybody doing such cannot be described as a leader. Asiwaju Tinubu’s last communication on Ondo State Governorship primary was that there will be free and fair primary.”
Akeredolu therefore warned desperate politicians to stop causing confusion with Tinubu’s name.
Akeredolu also clarified the issue of his emergence as the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria in 2012 for the same governorship election in the state.
He said: “Again, politicians are using my emergence in 2012 to justify the alleged endorsement of a particular aspirant…. For the record, I wasn’t imposed in 2012. The ACN didn’t conduct primary in 2012. All the aspirants submitted ourselves to the selection process of the party and I was selected. Not imposed. Nobody bought nomination forms. We all agreed to abide by the decision of the leadership of ACN. That was exactly what happened. It was a collective decision of all leaders include serving and former governors of the progressive family in the south west… It is unfair to use the 2012 scenario to justify the present situations where aspirants have obtained nomination forms.
“All said and done, I have implicit confidence in our party’s leadership to conduct credible primary.” Akeredolu therefore urged the public to disregard any unsavoury statement credited to him.
Akeredolu said the party leaders were doing this with the usage of the name of a former Governor of Lagos State and National Leader of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
He said this was why there was the need for him to clarify his statement on the alleged endorsement of candidates by some leaders of the party ahead of the party’s governorship primary for Ondo State on September 3.
In a statement by the Akeredolu Campaign Platform, the governorship aspirant stated: “My attention has been drawn to some stories making the rounds especially on the social media linking me with some ridiculous comments and incendiary quotes on the purported endorsement of candidates in the governorship primary. Those who know my antecedents will attest to the fact that I am a man of courage. For the avoidance of doubt, I didn’t not insult any of our national leaders in APC, especially Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as quoted mischievously in the social media….
“Like I have said in my earlier statement, all our leaders have assured us a free and fair primary. What is happening in Ondo state right now is that some leaders are using the name of Asiwaju Tinubu to cause confusion; claiming that he had given them money to work for a particular aspirant. Anybody doing such cannot be described as a leader. Asiwaju Tinubu’s last communication on Ondo State Governorship primary was that there will be free and fair primary.”
Akeredolu therefore warned desperate politicians to stop causing confusion with Tinubu’s name.
Akeredolu also clarified the issue of his emergence as the candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria in 2012 for the same governorship election in the state.
He said: “Again, politicians are using my emergence in 2012 to justify the alleged endorsement of a particular aspirant…. For the record, I wasn’t imposed in 2012. The ACN didn’t conduct primary in 2012. All the aspirants submitted ourselves to the selection process of the party and I was selected. Not imposed. Nobody bought nomination forms. We all agreed to abide by the decision of the leadership of ACN. That was exactly what happened. It was a collective decision of all leaders include serving and former governors of the progressive family in the south west… It is unfair to use the 2012 scenario to justify the present situations where aspirants have obtained nomination forms.
“All said and done, I have implicit confidence in our party’s leadership to conduct credible primary.” Akeredolu therefore urged the public to disregard any unsavoury statement credited to him.
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