By Ayodele Oni
Seven out of the 16 Governorship aspirants of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state have made U turn and declared allegiance and support for Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.
Aiyedatiwa was declared winner in the just-concluded Governorship Primary for the forthcoming election in the state in November.
The seven aspirants, in a statement stated that “We the under-listed chieftains of our Party, the APC, who were aspirants in the just concluded Governorship Primary wish to call all members of our party who have a genuine interest in the success of the party in the forthcoming general election in November to embrace peace for a resounding victory in the polls.
“The party position is that His Excellency Lucky Aiyedatiwa is our gubernatorial candidate, this position should be sacrosanct to us all even when some of us have expressed some reservations. We acknowledge that perfection is a moving target.
“As Party leaders, who have contributed significantly to nurturing the Party to impressive growth, we cannot allow anything that could lead to the polarisation of our Party with the potential consequence of undermining unity within our Party.
“We therefore call on our supporters and all stakeholders to put aside personal interests and allow the overriding interest of the party to take precedence.
“Victory for our Party in the upcoming November Governorship election is of paramount importance.
“We therefore call on all Party men and women to rally behind our party’s candidate, His Excellency Lucky Aiyedatiwa, henceforth to achieve outstanding victory.
“We hereby appeal to other aspirants and members of our great party, who are aggrieved to put aside their grievances in the larger interest of the party. We need everyone on board in the collective march toward victory.
“We endorse genuine reconciliation efforts as proposed by our party.”
Signatories to the statement are
Morayo Lebi, Dayo Faduyile, Soji Ehinlanwo, Diran Iyantan, Mayowa Akinfolarin, Funmilayo Waheed- Adekojo, and Jimi Odimayo.
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