I Will Apologize To Anybody I Have Offended- Gov. Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has made an offer of reconciliation to all his adversaries in his political party, All Progressives Congress (APC).

This reconciliation comes three days to the party’s primary election in the State.

Akeredolu extended the olive branch yesterday at the Governor’s Office, Akure, while receiving the Ondo APC Reconciliation Committee for the election led by the Governor of Niger State, Abubakar Bello.

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He noted that all party leaders and members needed to resolve their differences as a party as the governorship election scheduled for October 10, 2020 approaches.

He emphasized that the party should allow for peace to exist among its members, adding that whoever wins should be congratulated.

“We must allow for peace. Let us get all of us the aspirants to sign that whoever wins, others will support him. Anybody I have offended, I will apologize to the person. We must allow for peace,” he said.

The committee was set up by the APC National Caretaker Committee to meet with leaders and members of the party in the state for reconciliation before the polls.

Chairman of the committee, Bello, said the main objective of the committee was to reconcile all APC faithful in the state.

According to the report, the meeting held yesterday at Heritage Hotel, Akure, graced the presence of some of the political members including, Sola Iji, Bukola Adetula, Jimi Odimayo, and Ife Oyedele, while others were said to have sent representatives

However, many of the aspirants including the pioneer state chairman of the party, Isaac Kekemeke; Olusola Oke and Olayide Adelami, were absent at the meeting.

Oke, who arrived at the venue shortly after Akeredolu had departed, blames his lateness on the fact that he got the notice of the meeting late.

He added that the reconciliation meeting was a wasted effort.

Oke, “I don’t boycott any election. It is not in my character and it is not advisable. Under the electoral law, if you boycott or you don’t participate, you cannot challenge,” he said.

Eleven out of the 12 governorship aspirants of the party had rejected indirect primary, clamoring for direct primary option ahead of the election