By Julius Alabi, Akure
The Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has confirmed Mr. Lucky Ayedeatiwa as his running mate for the October 10 Governorship poll.
Akeredolu who made the disclosure in Akure, the capital on Wednesday at the swearing in ceremony of a commissioner and a Special Adviser said his running mate possess verifiable credentials.
According to him, Ayedeatiwa, a former member of the governing board of NDDC is a candidate with veritable credentials and pedigrees
The governor stressed that the decision was taken after making wide consultations with party leaders.
He went on: “The leaders of the party have made wide consultations to choose the most suitable candidate as Running Mate in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the State.
“We have concluded that Mr. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa is the appropriate choice given the prevailing circumstances in the political arena at present,” he said.
His words: “This person has been with us since the beginning of this political journey in 2012. In arriving at this choice, some important factors assisted the leaders of this great party. We have decided to severe ties with mediocrity and treachery.
“There is indeed no art to find the mind’s construction in the face. We are also not in any position to change yesterday. We must, however, allow the experiences of the immediate past to guide our decision.
“A candidate with verifiable credentials and pedigree has been chosen to complete the last part of the gubernatorial race.
“We may not have chosen a saint and the best but let it not be said that we, either wittingly or otherwise, settle for an avowed hater of human beings and good things, an enemy of his own people and a serial forger. We owe our people the duty of care in this regard,” he added.