2023: Akeredolu Insists On Power Shift To Southern Nigeria

Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has said that it is the turn of the south to produce the next president of Nigeria.

Akeredolu said that the struggle for the southern part of the country to produce the next president must continue until it is realised.

The Governor said this in Akure while hosting the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi who was in Akure for the Presentation of Staff of Office to Chief Olu Falae as Olu of Ilu Abo, in Akure North Local Government Area.

He urged the people to vote for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the spirit of fairness and equality. 

He explained that since President Muhammadu Buhari from the North is spending eight years, then it is the turn of the South to produce the next President for another eight years.

Eulogising Amaechi, the governor said that no loyalist of the APC can forget the principal role of Amaechi as Director-General of the party’s Presidential campaign in 2015. 

He thanked the former minister for coming to Akure to honour Chief Falae, adding that the monarch  has served Nigeria creditably well and the State is proud of him.

“Thank you for coming. Chief Falae has served this country creditably well, and we, in Ondo State, are very proud of him.

“He left from the bank, he became the Minister for Finance and also served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation.

"So, he has done his best and up till now, when he is less busy, he will find time to advice us”, the Governor said.

On his part, Amaechi thanked Governor Akeredolu for recognizing and elevating Chief Olu Falae, describing him as one of the few Nigerian elites who is prominent, patriotic and had served Nigeria diligently.