APC guber candidate hopes on Tinubu’s blessing
– Ondo APC guber aspirant, Akeredolu hopes on Tinubu’s blessing
– Akeredolu denies report linking him to a statement that Tinubu would be shocked on the outcome of the result of the primary
– Akeredolu says the APC will be united to dethrone PDP in Ondo state
Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, winner of the All Progressives Congress governorship primary in Ondo state, has said he is waiting on the blessing of his party chairman, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
Speaking to reporters after he was announced winner of the primary, Akeredolu said he has respect for Tinubu, even as he denied report linking him to a statement that Tinubu would be shocked on the outcome of the result of the primary.
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Akeredolu hopes on Tinubu’s blessing
According to him, he was surprised to read such report credited to him, adding that he there was no where he used such word ‘shock’, going by the content of the report.
He said: “I never said so. If you read that interview, you will never see where I used such word.
“Tinubu is the leader of the party and I have respect for him.
“He was here in Ondo state during the last governorship election and which I contested as the candidate of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).
“He spent his money and his time and I am sure this time around, he will also be here to support me.
“I always believe that he is somebody that I am waiting to see his blessing on who will emerge from free and fair primary and God has endorsed me.”
Akeredolu hopes on Tinubu’s blessing
Akeredolu also expressed confidence that the party would go into the poll as a united family, even as he hailed the electoral committee members headed by Governor Alhaji Muhammad Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa state for being faired to the contestants.
He said: “We have witnessed the most transparent, free and fair primary poll.
“We have been talking about you and your electoral committee. I mean all of us – the aspirants – particularly your approach to us sir. It is been wonderful. You are respectful and you gave us the opportunity to be part of this primary. You are accommodating and you listen to us and there was no any time you try to force.
“Today is a great day in the anal of this state. We are 24, who contested in this exercise.
“They are great men and a woman, and who are eminently qualified to be governor of this state.
“I want to appreciate all the aspirants for the wonderful relationship we had throughout the campaign.
We are looking forward for all of us to work together.”
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Akeredolu said it is normal for other contestants to be disappointed with the result, but assured that the APC will be united to dethrone PDP in Ondo state.
He said: “I have said it over and over that when politics is on competition for position, it will raise a lot of dust.
“It is normal but when the dust is settled, we must work as one family and I know all the aspirants are going to work together as one family so that we can win during the poll.
“We don’t need to give any signal to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or the incumbent governor. He knows that we have come and on undoubtedly, we will produce the next governor.
“APC will be united for this campaign, we are going to carry everybody along.”
Akeredolu got 669 votes to beat his closest rival, Segun Abraham, who garnered 635 votes.
His victory came after a total of 2774 delegates voted during the exercise which was monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
Twenty-four aspirants jostled for the party’s ticket in the governorship primary election.
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