No fewer than 15 members of the Ondo House of Assembly have officially declared support for the incumbent governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, to clinch the ticket of the All Progressives Congress and win the November 2024 governorship election.
The lawmakers, led by the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, disclosed that Aiyedatiwa had so far impressed them by continuing with the legacies of the late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu despite being in office for only a short period.
The endorsement comes one week after some members of the state Assembly passed a vote of no confidence in the Speaker after he openly assured Aiyedatiwa of getting the support of about 18 lawmakers during the governor’s formal declaration to enter the race a few weeks ago.
The aggrieved members, who distanced themselves from the show of partisan politics, included the Majority Leader, Oluwole Ogunmolasuyi; Parliamentary Secretary, Moyinolorun Ogunwumiju; Chief Whip, Oluwarotimi Fasonu, Minority Leader, Olajide Oguntodu and Deputy Minority Leader, Raymond Daodu.
