Ondo APC Crisis: Tinubu’s Intervention Mere Window Dressing – PDP

By Ayodele Oni

The Ondo State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has insisted that the only permanent solution to the political crisis rocking the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is for Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to make himself available in the state.

The opposition party maintained that  the intervention of President Bola Tinubu could not resolve the crisis.

Tinubu had met with the leadership of the State House of Assembly and of the ruling APC in the state, at the State House, Abuja, late at night on Friday, in a bid to resolve the crisis.

The meeting agreed that the status quo should be maintained with the deputy governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa mandated to carry everybody along and withdraw court cases he instituted over the case.

The opposition party, through its Publicity Secretary, Mr Kennedy Peretei, described the meeting as a mere window dressing, stressing that if Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, does not return to the state, there won’t be any meaningful resolution of the crisis.

He 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.”