By Nudoiba Ojen
“Your participation has created so much awareness within and outside our party. You mobilized our members and removed apathy. You have also brought in numerous new members into the party. All of these have enriched our democracy and strengthened our party in the State”
ONDO State Governor and the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the 2024 governorship election, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has said that the just concluded party primary in the state is a blessing to the party on many fronts.
He lauded the participation of the the aspirants, stakeholders and members in the primaries, saying it has brought many gains to the party and democracy.
The governor spoke in his acceptance speech shortly after the Governor Usman Ododo-led APC Governorship Election Committee declared him winner of the Saturday election having defeated 15 others to emerge candidate.
Aiyedatiwa, who acknowledged the aspirants, said, “Your participation has created so much awareness within and outside our party. You mobilized our members and removed apathy. You have also brought in numerous new members into the party. All of these have enriched our democracy and strengthened our party in the State.
“Democracy sometimes, after a contest like this, comes with discordant tunes. But this is not the time to hold grudges against anyone but for all of us to come together to work for the success of our great party so as to remain in power.
“We will all gain in this party, though at different times, if we keep faith. I salute your courage and keen interest to lead the state towards development. It is your right and you are qualified and worthy members of our party.
“Now, more than ever before, the greatness of Ondo State is what matters the most. I therefore request that we all join hands together in building the future that we all yearn for in Ondo State.
“There is infrastructure to be built; better healthcare services to be delivered; fair justice to be served; qualitative education to be ensured; civil servants to be trained and motivated; security of lives and properties to be strengthened; enabling environment to be created for businesses to thrive and attract investors.
“To all our party members, I hereby accept, wholeheartedly, the responsibility conferred on me as the candidate of our party by the votes of our members who turned out in their large numbers on the 20th of April 2024”.
The governor, who appreciated the President and APC Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for his leadership. Also thanked the Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, the National Chairman of our party, Alhaji Umar Abdullahi Ganduje, the Progressive Governors, National and State Working Committees of our party and all stakeholders in the state “for their forthrightness in the processes leading to my emergence as the flag-bearer for our party in the Ondo 2024 governorship election.
“I thank all our traditional rulers, institutional heads, civil servants and all the stakeholders who have chosen me as their preferred candidate. I also thank all the party leaders, including the APC Aborigines, members of the campaign team and all others who toured the entire 18 local government areas together with me to engage with our party members. I do not take for granted the love shown to me by our members across the State.
