Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), the governor of Ondo State, announced yesterday that the fight for the south of the country to produce the next president must go on till it is realised.
In the interest of fairness and equality, Akeredolu urged voters to support Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the APC candidate, and explained that since President Muhammadu Buhari of the North is serving an eight-year term, it is now the South's turn to elect the leader of the country for an additional eight years.
When Rotimi Amaechi, a former minister of transportation, visited Akure to give Chief Olu Falae, a former secretary to the government of the federation, with the title of Olu of Ilu Abo in the Akure North Local Government Area, Akeredolu made this statement.
The governor said that Amaechi's crucial role as the party's Director-General of the 2015 presidential campaign is one that no APC supporter can ever forget.
According to him, “Thank you for coming. Chief Falae has served this country creditably, and we in Ondo State are very proud of him. He left the bank and became the Minister for Finance, and also served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF). So he has done his best, and up till now, when he is less busy he will find time to advise us.”
Earlier, Amaechi thanked Governor Akeredolu for recognising and elevating Chief Olu Falae, describing him as one of the few Nigerian elites who is prominent, patriotic and had served Nigeria diligently.
He said: “Because of my campaign for the presidency, I knew Chief Olu Falae. We visited his house in Akure. So I came to visit Chief Olu Falae whom you have kindly recognised with the panel report.”
Amaechi lauded Akeredolu for his leadership qualities and for always being at the fore front of good governance in the country.