Jimoh Ibrahim also said the All Progressives Congress’s governorship ticket in Ondo State must be thrown open
By Kehinde Okeowo
Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Jimoh Ibrahim has categorically stated that he will not be stepping down for the incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, who declared his governorship bid on Tuesday.
Ibrahim, who is one of the major contenders for the All Progressives Congress, (APC) governorship ticket in Ondo State, also said the ruling party must throw open its ticket for the poll.
He made these known while featuring on Channels Television’s programme ‘Politics Today’, where he insisted that the APC primary for the November 16, 2024, Ondo State Governorship Election, must be an all comers affair.
Asked whether Aiyedatiwa should be given a chance of first refusal, Jimoh Ibrahim said, “What are you refusing? Was Asiwaju given a chance of first refusal? What is democracy? It is democratisation.
“If you are competent and you have your strategy, why are you afraid of competition? Go to the field. If you are elected, so be it.”
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On whether he was afraid of the incumbent governor, the senator answered, “How can I be afraid of Aiyedatiwa? With my Harvard strategy? My Harvard knowledge, how can I be afraid of Aiyedatiwa?
“Go and ask about me from (ex-governor Olusegun) Mimiko. Go and ask about me in the last PDP election in Ondo. Go and ask about how Akeredolu got his first term in Ondo, who was behind it in terms of mobilising and creating social awareness.”
Aiyedatiwa, a former Ondo deputy governor, succeeded his principal, Rotimi Akeredolu after the latter’s death on December 27, 2023.
