BEVERLY HILLS, September 04, (THEWILL) –Â President Muhammadu Buhari has endorsed Governor Rotimi Akeredolu as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the forthcoming governorship election in Ondo State.
He gave his approval on Friday when he met with the governor at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
While presenting the APC flag to Governor Akeredolu as a sign of his endorsement, the president urged members of the ruling party to work diligently and ensure fairness in electoral processes, in their bid to return the APC’s governorship candidate for a second term in office.
The President noted that the reconciliation process in the state branch of the party had provided a solid ground for an easier clear victory for the candidate than he achieved in his first term.
He assured Governor Akeredolu of the party’s full support but stressed that a peaceful and fair election that reflects the will of the people must be uppermost.
He described the party’s mechanism for resolving differences among aggrieved members as most effective. According to the president, the mechanism would be sustained to strengthen relationships and project the objectives of the APC as people-focused and development-oriented.
President Buhari also urged party supporters not to get carried away with the election at a time when the country was fighting COVID-19.
Governor Akeredolu was presented to the President by the Caretaker Committee Chairman of the APC, Mai Mala Buni.
The meeting also had in attendance, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his Plateau State counterpart, Governor Simon Lalong.
