Ondo Guber: Desperate Akeredolu Begs Tinubu For Help |The Source

By Tosin Olatokunbo

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu is very desperate in making new friends who can help him win the October 10 governorship election in the Sunshine state.

In his quest to survive the tsunami of opposition against his re-election into the Alagbaka Government House, the Ondo helmsman, on Friday met with Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu a former Lagos Governor and APC National Leader, in his Bourdillon Home.

Governor Akeredolu’s relationship with Tinubu has not been very rosy as he was fingered among the APC governors that forged the ouster of Adams Oshiomhole, a close ally of Tinubu as the party’s National Chairman, which many supporters of the ex-Lagos governor said has caused a serious setback for his 2023 presidential ambition.

The details of their meeting, though not made known to the media, close watchers of the state politics say, Akeredolu met with the APC strongman to seek his forgiveness and beg him to support his re-election after emerging the party’s governorship candidate on July 21.

The Ondo helmsman had struggled to emerge the APC flagbearer, yet the opposition against him remains strong as ever, according to analysts watching his political trajectory.

Recall that the Deputy Governor of the state,  Agboola Ajayi left the APC, the party they both rode on to power and joined the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Some APC stalwarts, including Olusola Oke and other members of Unity Forum, have also vowed to stop the Owo born politician and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN from returning to the government house for another four years.

But speaking after meeting Tinubu Governor Akeredolu disclosed that meeting was meant to foster unity in Ondo APC.

The governor who said he cannot win the election without the help of other APC members in the state, said he believed Tinubu could help broker peace among aggrieved APC members in the state.

“Today, I visited our leader, Asiwaju Tinubu, and my brother, Jide Sanwo-Olu, to formally introduce my running mate and consult with them on the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State. We are one in APC and our party is stronger than ever,” Akeredolu said.

Meanwhile, sources in Bourdillon informed the magazine that Tinubu has agreed to foster peace in the state APC, and has directed his supporters to work with Akeredolu to win the October 10 governorship election.

“His case is like the prodigal son that came back home. Asiwaju will always welcome everybody with open arms whenever they decide to forget their treachery and join the progressives train. Akeredolu is not the first and will surely not be the last,” A source close to the APC Leader told the magazine on Saturday.