Ondo state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, said he would have loved his late boss, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, to be alive to see him become governor of the state.
Governor Aiyedatiwa said the late Akeredolu would have been proud of him as a worthy successor.
Aiyedatiwa firmly asserted that it had been the late Akeredolu’s desire for him (Aiyedatiwa) to succeed him as governor.
He spoke in Akure at a media parley with journalists and media executives in the state on Thursday.
According to him, “I am proud to say I am a part of Akeredolu legacies. It has been his wish that I succeed him. He said it on our first day of inauguration. During our Exco meetings, he repeated it severally.
“I would have preferred he stayed back and watched me govern the state. I know he will be proud of me.
“I trained under Akeredolu. He was a man who always spoke his mind on national issues. He says his thoughts not minding his pursuit. When he speaks, the nation will be at attention. We imbibe his qualities on governance.”
Governor Aiyedatiwa said the truth about the recent political imbroglio would soon be made public.
He said he and the late Akeredolu were best of friends.
Credit: The Nation
