"Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu will easily coast to victory in the forthcoming October 10 gubernatorial election, in which opposition camp will be split between the Peoples Democratic Party and the Zenith Labour Party".
A Former House of Representatives member, Hon. Kolawole Babatunde, aka Amaechi, disclosed this to newsmen in Akure, the State Capital on Monday, August 10.
The former lawmaker also noted that the recent defection of the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, from PDP to ZLP will not hamper Akeredolu's re-election chance.
Recall that the Deputy Governor defected from the All progressives congress (APC) to the People’s Democratic party (PDP) where he, on 22nd July, 2020 contested the Party’s primary election and lost to Mr. Eyitayo Jegede SAN.
The aide to Gov Aketi has reportedly said that Agboola claimed to have won the 2016 election for Akeredolu, yet he was unable clinch the PDP ticket.
His words: "It is pertinent to state here that only a handful of APC stalwarts followed him to the PDP as many he had relied on to defect alongside with him see no reason to do so"
"It is highly ironical that a man that has claimed that he won the 2016 governorship elections for Akeredolu could not win the governorship ticket of the PDP"
Babatunde added that ZLP lacks the wherewithal to win the election, maintaining that the party has no structure in Akoko South East, were he comes from, adding that party only won a seat at the last assembly election.
The former lawmaker who doubles as the Special Adviser to State Governor on Rural and Community Development, noted that no erstwhile administration surpassed Akeredolu in terms of achievement, especially infrastructural development.
He also hailed the Governor's initiative on some laudable projects such as the dualization of Ikare road, ongoing major road construction in okeagbe and rehabilitation of Oke-Oka hill and host of others.
He, however, urged the electorates to support the drive for consolidation by giving him the opportunity to serve another four years.
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