Hours after he was declared the winner of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo state, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has reacted to his victory. The governor promised to commence the process of reconciliation to heal all perceived wounds in the party in the state.
Yemiefash gathered that in his acceptance speech after being declared the winner of the primary, Akeredolu pleaded with other aspirants “to leave the past and let us move on.”
Akeredolu polled 2,458 votes to win the governorship primary, while Olusola Oke scored 262 votes and Isaac Kekemeke came a distant third with 19 votes.
Governor Rotimi Akeredolu tweeted via his twitter handle saying: “As a way of engendering unity of purpose and cohesion amongst all party men and women, in a matter of hours, I shall commence, in an inexorable manner, a process of reconciliation to heal all perceived wounds. We need one another more in the future than now. “Most profoundly, I salute the courage of my brother aspirants. They have enriched the contest, no doubt. I must say that I am particularly enamoured by the determination and the industry we all put into this endeavour. “All the same, the campaigns preceding this day have been noticeably fraught with mixed feelings. Relationships in some cases may have been bruised and interests hurt. In other cases, methods deployed to run these campaigns may not have been pleasant. I plead with all of us to leave these in the past and move on. “This is more so that, all aspirants, including myself, were either victims or indirectly responsible for such unpleasant circumstances. We must find spaces in our hearts to forgive one another. I am convinced that our individual pursuits were driven by the altruistic motivation to strengthen our great party and more importantly, take our dear state to loftier heights.”
“May I use this opportunity to express sincere appreciation to my brother Governor, Yahaya Bello of Kogi state and his team for this wonderful outing. You have displayed a high sense of professionalism and an immeasurable degree of competence. “You have demonstrated that a credible electoral system is possible and achievable. The transparency you have exerted today is the platform I intend to leverage upon for reconciliation. “Please permit me, to use you as a point of contact to express my profound appreciation to the national leadership of our great party, especially Mr. President, President Muhammadu Buhari, our national leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as well as the national caretaker committee led by Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe state.