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BREAKING; Akeredolu’s Family announces choice of candidate in Sat Guber Poll

On Thursday, the family of the late Governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, joined forces with the ASEI Human Rights Group of Nigeria to publicly endorse the governorship candidacy of Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP).

In a joint declaration, the Akeredolu family, alongside ASEI, urged Ondo State voters to focus on the qualities and integrity of individual candidates rather than party affiliation when casting their votes.

They emphasised that the key to achieving good governance over the next four years lies in electing leaders based on personal merit, rather than partisan loyalty.

Oluwafemi Akeredolu, the younger brother of the late governor, spoke on behalf of the family, stressing that voters should prioritize the character and integrity of the candidate above all else.

He argued that choosing a leader with a strong moral compass and track record of service will lead to effective governance, benefiting the state in the long run. He called on the electorate to make their decisions based on the individual’s ability to deliver, not just party politics.

Akeredolu said, “I am the youngest brother to the late Oluwafemi Akiridolu, that was the former governor of ondo State, same father, same mother. So we know there is something that we do in our family. If we say we are going forward we don’t look back. We believe one thing, being truthful, being precise.

“If we say we are going forward, we are going forward. And that is why you always know that they call my brother talk and do. He is a very, very strict person.

“It is not about the party. My brother was a staunch APC member. It is not about the party. What has the party done for us as Nigerians ? The party can pick an idiot and put him there that people should vote. People vote for the party now. It’s the party they are voting for.

“If INEC changes their pattern or election pattern that they should be voting for individuals, some parties will not make it. Individual will come out and say, oh, okay, I’m voting for an individual. This is the individual I like.

“You will see that some people will have different choices and say, no, I’m not voting for this man. I’m voting for this man. And we should have that at the back of our minds that it is not about the party.

“It is about who wants to run for the party. If someone is not competent enough and is in a majority party, must everybody now be foolish to follow the majority party? No. We know our situation. People are hungry.

“We have decided that it is not the party we want to follow, it is the personality. And in the personality of Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, I know he has a lot of potentials for ondo state.

“Ondo sea port is the biggest and deepest breathing area for any ship. There is a ship in China, that ship has about 2,000 meters long and about 4,000 meters wide. If you are driving that ship into any country, it has to stay in the middle of the deep sea.

“Other ships will have to go there and pack things from it. But that ship can turn around in Ondo state’s port. It can do a 360 turn in Ondo state’s port.

“And they left it unexplored. We thank God that my brother got the certificate for the port before he died. But nothing has been done on it.

“Now, the man there is promising that he will hand over the port. Do we want to hand over our port to a foreigner? No, we won’t let that happen in Ondo state.

“Ondo state needs change. And this is what will give us our change. Our fingers will go out on Saturday and vote for SDP. Once we vote SDP in, I can tell you, I can boast of it, that in six months, you will start seeing changes. Six months.

He assured that, “if he is elected as governor, come Saturday, 16th of November, by Monday, 18th of November, he will start spending his money on the state. His own personal money. He will spend it on the state.

“And that shows a man that has a vision for the people. Not for himself alone. He has a vision for the people. And he will achieve that vision. He cannot achieve it alone. He has to achieve it through us. He has to achieve it through you. We need to take him there. And it’s SDP that will get him to that platform.“