A few weeks to the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo State, one of the governorship aspirants, Prof Francis Faduyile, has declared that he will be the next governor of the state in 2025.
Faduyile, who is a former President of the Nigerian Medical Association and former Special Adviser to late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu on Health, also disagreed that Akeredolu endorsed anyone to succeed him before his death.
It was reported that two of the aspirants, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa and another frontline aspirant, Mr Wale Akinterinwa, claimed that the late governor had endorsed them as his successor but Faduyile said nothing of such happened.
Speaking after his visit to members of the State Executive Council of the APC, at the party secretariat in Akure, on Tuesday, the medical doctor said there was no time the late Akeredolu mentioned endorsement of any of the aspirants.
He said, ” I work with Aketi (Akeredolu) and I can tell you for a fact that he has no preferred candidate. I attended all, except one state executive council meeting, and there was no time that he came out to say he is supporting anyone. I don’t know what he does in his sitting room or bedroom but I expect if he has done that, he should inform his cabinet members.
“For those who are saying they have been endorsed, endorsement is good but you have to work for it. I am working for it, I believe that with God, all things are possible but I am not resting on my part that even if he has endorsed me, I will not sit down. We have to work for it.”
On his visit to the state party executives, the aspirant explained that it was meant to formally inform the state exco of his aspiration, expressing optimism that he would have their support.
