Ondo Acting Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa has urged residents to pray for the quick recovery of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
Aiyedatiwa said rumours about the disruption of government activities were mispalced.
The Acting Governor said the rumours arose as a result of impatience and lack of proper understanding of the running of the machinery of government.
Aiyedatiwa, in his first official message to the people of the state, stated that such misrepresentations and apparently baseless allusions were to be expected ‘when political gladiators by their activities in the build-up to party primaries and gubernatorial elections in any state try to heat up the polity.’
He assured the people that governance was on course in the state.
According to him,
“Mr Governor has laid a solid foundation for One Administration in the State and there is, undoubtedly, no politically debilitating division in the government. Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu, SAN, CON, my boss, is a revered democrat who has always demonstrated his respect for the Rule of Law and the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as Amended).
“It should be recalled that by his usual practice, he has always transmitted power to the Deputy Governor whenever he proceeds on annual vacation. This is what he has again re-enacted by transmitting power to proceed on a medical vacation.
“He is human like all of us. Whenever the need arises, everyone finds time to rest and take care of their health when medically challenged.
“The State Executive Council and the Parliament will continue to enjoy mutually beneficial relationship in our avowed duties to move the State forward.
“We, therefore, enjoin the good people of Ondo State and all friends of our dear Sunshine States not to relent in their prayers for Mr Governor’s quick recovery, so that he can resume duty after his medical vacation, to continue with his good works for the betterment of Ondo State in particular and Nigeria at large.
“I cannot but enjoin the political class to be guided by good conscience in the pursuit of ambition in order to sustain the atmosphere of peace and unfettered development that we have been witnessing in our dear State in the last six years. Service to our people should, consequently, be the ultimate goal of our politicking. The sustained welfare of our people, the success of our administration and the victory of our great party in successive elections should, therefore, be our guiding principles. Our administration shall neither be deterred nor distracted”.
