Ondo APC chair promises end to crisis after Tinubu’s intervention

Ondo State APC Chairman, Ade Adetimehin


Following President Bola Tinubu’s late Friday intervention in the political crisis in Ondo State as a result of the months-long crisis between factions loyal to the Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN), and his Deputy, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Ade Adetimehin, has promised that the party will ensure all concerned adhere to commitments made.

This, according to a statement on Saturday, by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, means that Governor Akeredolu remains the governor of the state, while Aiyedatiwa remains the deputy governor, and members of the State Executive Council continue their respective duties, even as the leadership of the State’s House of Assembly and the APC Chapter in Ondo State maintain status quo.

In his remark, Adetimehin noted that President Tinubu’s intervention had restored sanity to the political instability that had bedevilled the state in the past few months.

While thanking the President for his timely intervention, he expressed delight at the outcome of the deliberations, affirming that the party will remain a watchdog to ensure that the new commitments are adhered to.


He 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,” Adetimehin stated.


Saturday PUNCH earlier reported that the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in his response during negotiations between President Bola Tinubu and the Deputy Governor, representatives of Governor Akeredolu, federal and state lawmakers of Ondo, officials of the state’s chapter of the All Progressives Congress, and other stakeholders in the state at the State House, Abuja, at a late-night meeting on Friday, pledged to carry all commissioners and officials along in handling the state’s affairs




Also, the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Oladiji Olamide, resolved to halt all impeachment moves against Aiyedatiwa.

The resolutions came after nearly six hours of deliberations between the President and state officials, including members of the All Progressives Congress, who were present at the meeting.

Similarly, the Secretary to the State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu, thanked President Tinubu for restoring peace to Ondo state.

She, however, promised that all concerned would remain peaceful and stand united as a party.

“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”, she said.