Ondo Acting Gov, Aiyedatiwa calls for unity

The Acting Governor of Ondo State, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has called for a renewed unity to berth the significant and accelerated development envisioned and vigorously pursued by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

Aiyedatiwa in his broadcast address today maintained that what happened in the past was a temporary delay in the state’s democratic journey, saying as a government they have recovered.

He added that throughout the whirlwind and the storm, the state held fast to its firm belief in the duty it owes to the citizens.

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He said: “At no time in our history has unity among our people been so vital as it is at present. Unity of purpose, unity of effort, and unity of spirit which are all essential to accomplish the task before us.”

The acting governor states that only God has explanations for what happened in the last few months, maintaining that when nature sets in to hinder human performance, it is always a painful thing. 

“We must acknowledge that the key to the well-being of a man is in the hands of God— it is not for us as humans to question God but to pray for His mercies upon our lives. 

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“It is in this regard that we admit with all sense of responsibility that the intrigues that ensued due to Mr Governor’s health challenges were indeed avoidable distractions. We ought to have done better to keep giving Ondo State the seamless and solid governance which Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON, had established in the State in the last six-and-a-half years.”