Tinubu has set up committees to meet aggrieved presidential candidates — Akeredolu

Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, has disclosed that the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set up committees to meet with aggrieved presidential candidates for reconciliation.

Governor Akeredolu disclosed this in Abuja at the International Conference Centre, the venue of the presentation of Certificate of Return to Tinubu as President-elect and the Vice-President-elect, Senator Kashim Shetima.

 

Tinubu receiving certificate of return from INEC Chairman. Photo credit: NRTC

Akeredolu added that a committee of Elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) would soon begin to meet with co-contestants of the President-elect in a bid to assuage their loss in the just concluded presidential election. 

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The Chairman Southern Governor’s Forum stated that he belonged to one of the committees and they will be meeting with the candidates to appeal to them so they can work together. 

According to Akeredolu, the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential election was a reflection of the wishes of the electorates.

While describing the election as the freest ever held in the country, the governor said the election was not padded and 0eople who voted were counted. 

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Akeredolu said: “The President-elect has set up committees to meet with the gentlemen who contested in the election for us to start the healing process. I belong to one of the committees.  We are going to meet them and appeal to them so that we can work together. 

“This is an election that was not padded. People who voted were counted, that is the way I see it. It does not show millions of votes. You can see the candidates, everyone won 12 states each, it has never been like that before.” Akeredolu added. 

Akeredolu said the massive votes recorded by APC candidates in Ondo State as an attestation to the love of the people for his administration.

He expressed happiness that his people willingly supported his clamour for a Southern President after President Buhari’s two-term tenure.

“Ondo People are progressives and we will always at least be on the side of progressivism. From the onset we are at the forefront of clamour for a Southern President and so we have to put everything we had into it and we got support that is why we are able to make it”. Akeredolu said.