By: Ade Phillips
Confusion has rented the atmosphere in Ondo State over the visit of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the State on Wednesday.
Despite no official release from the Presidency, there is a viral report claiming that Tinubu will be in the state tomorrow to condone members of the family of the late former governor of the state, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, who are currently in Owo.
The report furthered stated that Tinubu will be received on arrival at the Akure Airport by the state governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, adding that the president will pay a courtesy visit to, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere.
In a sharp contrast, a group, Convener of Lucky Aiyedatiwa Campaign Organisation Foot Soldiers (LACO-FS), Dr. Oladipupo Okeyomi, has said the visit by President Bola Tinubu to Ondo State on Wednesday will further prove to naysayers that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa is the choice of the masses.
He said this fact has resonated in the Presidency, which apparently propelled President Tinubu to come see things for himself.
Okeyomi, popularly known as Carry Go, said the LACO-FS had rallied the masses of Ondo State to welcome the President on behalf of the governor, adding that hundreds of other pro-Aiyedatwa campaign groups had come under the umbrella of the LACO-FS, which is the mainstream campaign organisation, for same purpose.
“Tomorrow’s scenario will certainly shame a few idle tale-bearers and Internet ‘rats’, publishing fabricated lies that Aiyedatiwa was not in good terms with the late former Governor Akeredolu and that the governor is beating his wife, a woman who is not in Nigeria”.
“Aiyedatiwa that I know is a complete gentleman who has high regards for the women folks and would not condone anyone abusing women in any way.
“As for those who are telling lies that Akeredolu was unhappy with Aiyedatiwa, where were they when Aiyedatiwa visited the Akeredolu family on a number of occasions and he was warmly received? Certainly, these are idle people,” he stressed.
“Our governor will never campaign in these negative ways and as for aspirants doing such, the long arm of the law will soon catch up with them,” Okeyomi quipped.
However, political watchers are bewildered on why Tinubu’s condolence visit would exhibit Aiyedatiwa’s popularity
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