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- Tinubu Cannot Resolve Ondo APC Crisis – PDP
On Friday evening, Ondo State Government stakeholders met with President Bola Tinubu.
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the state’s political crisis at the President Villa in Abuja.
Ade Adetimehin, the state chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has committed to maintain the resolutions following President Tinubu’s intervention in the political issue.
He expressed his contentment with the resolution, emphasizing the APC’s commitment to ensure adherence to the new agreements.
The APC Chairman said, “Today is my happiest moment. And I know sanity has come to Ondo State. So, on behalf of the teeming supporters of our party in the state, we appreciate our leader, Mr. President.
“PDP has crumbled in the state; virtually, they decamp every day. The only problem we have is the one you have solved for us today. And that problem has been resolved permanently.”
Deputy Governor Aiyedatiwa, during negotiations, promised cooperation with state commissioners and officials.
Similarly, Secretary to the State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu, thanked President Tinubu for restoring peace and assured unity within the APC in Ondo State.
She said, “Our Father, the President, has taken the trouble to settle our rancour in Ondo State. We owe you all the gratitude, Sir. We will not disappoint you. We have taken every word you said. And we are going home as one united family under the party, APC.”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State has declared that President Bola Tinubu’s intervention was insufficient to end the ongoing political turmoil in the state.
The Publicity Secretary of the opposition party, Kennedy Peretei, characterized the meeting as window dressing and the impeachment of the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has been suspended out of respect for his office.
The PDP argued that there would not be a meaningful resolution to the All Progressives Congress (APC) crisis if Governor Rotimi Akeredolu fails to return to the state.
Peretei said, “Let us pray that the presidential intervention will not go the way of the Bello Masari Reconciliation Committee set up by APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje. After several trips to Abuja at taxpayers’ expense, both parties returned to court after promising to withdraw all cases. Again, major stakeholders in the APC and Ondo State Government were at the Villa to iron out their intractable differences.
“From what we have read about the outcome, Tinubu’s intervention is a mere window dressing. Out of respect for his office, the impeachment of the Deputy Governor will no longer see the daylight, but as long as Akeredolu remains in hiding, it is not yet Uhuru; the cat and mouse race will continue.”
