Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The Senator representing Ondo South Senatorial District, Jimoh Ibrahim, has taken a swipe on the sitting governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa for warning them against wasting their time and resources contesting the governorship election when there is no vacancy in the State’s Government House.
He expressed his disappointment on the comment after going through the screening exercise at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat on Friday.
According to him “He is joking. It is a big joke. He can’t continue in government with P8, P7. The governor is joking, big joke, huge joke he is cracking with you. He is out of that place by the time we finish primary next week, he is gone and there is nothing virtually he can do about it.
“I don’t normally go against people, to me, clear everybody, let them go for primary, let the electorate determine.
“I have won election as Senator, I won in six of the six local government, 65 of the 66 wards, 111,677 votes against Agboola Ajayi 60,000 votes.
“What is the governor talking about? This governor has never won an election. He contested for the House of Representatives, he didn’t win one local government, just two local governments, he could even win one.
“He was a pair to Aketi, we didn’t vote for him, we voted for Aketi. But I can assure you, the governor is a huge joker,” Ibrahim said.
Truth Live News Media reported Aiyedatiwa to have said “We are all indigenes of Ondo State and we are all qualified to run to be the Governor of Ondo state but there is a sitting governor. That is what I am saying that I have the structures; the people and the competence.
“Within the few months that I assumed office they have seen clearly that this is the best man of the job”.