ONE of the leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress APC in Ondo state, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu yesterday lashed the national leader of the party Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his endorsement of an aspirant ahead of the Primaries.


Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and All Progressive Congress APC in Ondo state, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu
He pointedly said that ‎with the action of Tinubu he has lost his place as a national leader of the party.

This coming as ‎the National Executive Committee NEC of the Party for second time within a week again postponed the governorship primaries in the state till September 3.

The governorship primaries was initially slated for ‎today but later shifted to Wednesday August 31 before the latest postponement by the NEC of the party.

Akeredolu spoke in Akure during a personality interview tagged ” Heart of the Matter” on Adaba FM station.

‎Speaking during the radio programmee monitored, Akeredolu declared that ‎”for the national leader to have endorsed any candidate in our party he has lost the place of National leader of the party”

He regretted that Tinubu ” has never kept his words”

The aspirants also ‎denied that he was imposed on other aspirants during the 2012 governorship primaries in the state.

According to him ” I was endorsed by God in 2012 , not by Tinubu. All stakeholders decided I should be the candidate.

Meanwhile, the party attributed the changes in the dates to logistic problems but Vanguard gathered that there are more to it than meet the eyes.

Vanguard learnt that a high level politicking was ongoing to douse the tension that had enveloped the party in the last two weeks over the endorsement of Dr Olusegun Abraham by the national leader of the party Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

A source hinted that consultation was ongoing between Tinubu and many of the aspirants on the need to support Abraham to fly the flag of the Party in the November 26 governorship election.

Over 3000 delegates across the 18 council areas of the state are expected to elect one of the 25 aspirants contesting for the position.

Confirming the latest chang‎e in the date of the primaries, the party’s Director of Media and Publicity Steve Otaloro said the new date was at the instance of the NEC of the state.

Otaloro pointed out that the change ” was still part of the logistic problem the party is trying to solve”

He declined further clarifications.

Meanwhile, the governorship aspirants have expressed mixed feeling over the shift of the primaries.

Speaking through their media aides , the aspirants expressed surprise at the decision which came few days to the election.

While Prof Ajayi Boroffice said ‎the shift came as a surprise, others such as Olusola Oke and Alhaji Jamiu Ekungba said since it was the decision of the NEC, they had no choice.

Boroffice spoke through‎ his media aide kayode Fakuyi,Okespokethrough Rotimi Ogunleye‎ while Ekungba spoke through Tunde Olowu.

ideology:
True or false

All the members of npdp had to grab their share by force, Amaechi was promised vice presidential post, later to SGF, if not for the dollars he spent Buhari for no even remember am.

Atiku, nothing

Saraki - had to get speakership through the backdoor, and still battling to keep it.

Pat Utomi, Oby, Soludo were all used to antagonize GEJ, least I forget, they are members of 5% Community all left with nothing

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Happy weekend, have fun

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GoggleB:
Stop asking for cheap likes

bonechamberlain:
Hmmmm, coming from akederolu, this is wonderful. Gradually these people are becoming free.

ideology:


ONE of the leading governorship aspirant of the All Progressive Congress APC in Ondo state, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu yesterday lashed the national leader of the party Asiwaju Bola Tinubu on his endorsement of an aspirant ahead of the Primaries.


Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and All Progressive Congress APC in Ondo state, Chief Rotimi Akeredolu
He pointedly said that ‎with the action of Tinubu he has lost his place as a national leader of the party.

This coming as ‎the National Executive Committee NEC of the Party for second time within a week again postponed the governorship primaries in the state till September 3.

The governorship primaries was initially slated for ‎today but later shifted to Wednesday August 31 before the latest postponement by the NEC of the party.

Akeredolu spoke in Akure during a personality interview tagged ” Heart of the Matter” on Adaba FM station.

‎Speaking during the radio programmee monitored, Akeredolu declared that ‎”for the national leader to have endorsed any candidate in our party he has lost the place of National leader of the party”

He regretted that Tinubu ” has never kept his words”

The aspirants also ‎denied that he was imposed on other aspirants during the 2012 governorship primaries in the state.

According to him ” I was endorsed by God in 2012 , not by Tinubu. All stakeholders decided I should be the candidate.

Meanwhile, the party attributed the changes in the dates to logistic problems but Vanguard gathered that there are more to it than meet the eyes.

Vanguard learnt that a high level politicking was ongoing to douse the tension that had enveloped the party in the last two weeks over the endorsement of Dr Olusegun Abraham by the national leader of the party Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

A source hinted that consultation was ongoing between Tinubu and many of the aspirants on the need to support Abraham to fly the flag of the Party in the November 26 governorship election.

Over 3000 delegates across the 18 council areas of the state are expected to elect one of the 25 aspirants contesting for the position.

Confirming the latest chang‎e in the date of the primaries, the party’s Director of Media and Publicity Steve Otaloro said the new date was at the instance of the NEC of the state.

Otaloro pointed out that the change ” was still part of the logistic problem the party is trying to solve”

He declined further clarifications.

Meanwhile, the governorship aspirants have expressed mixed feeling over the shift of the primaries.

Speaking through their media aides , the aspirants expressed surprise at the decision which came few days to the election.

While Prof Ajayi Boroffice said ‎the shift came as a surprise, others such as Olusola Oke and Alhaji Jamiu Ekungba said since it was the decision of the NEC, they had no choice.

Boroffice spoke through‎ his media aide kayode Fakuyi,Okespokethrough Rotimi Ogunleye‎ while Ekungba spoke through Tunde Olowu.

Source - http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/08/tinubu-never-kept-words/

ideykwum:


Why is this coming as a surprise? A leopard cannot change it's spots!! Tinubu has never had integrity, did you expect him to learn to eat with his left hand at an old age?

Like the man said to the other "disappointed" fella, if it had favoured you again this time, you'd had gladly ignored his non-existent democratic credentials and hailed him as the father of modern Nigerian politics.

Park well jare!

bodmasfem:
it is now I know that vanguard can fabricate pure lie. I listened to the program, akeredolu did not even mention anything like Tinubu. Na wa o!

ideology:
True or false

All the members of npdp had to grab their share by force, Amaechi was promised vice presidential post, later to SGF, if not for the dollars he spent Buhari for no even remember am.

Atiku, nothing

Saraki - had to get speakership through the backdoor, and still battling to keep it.

Pat Utomi, Oby, Soludo were all used to antagonize GEJ, least I forget, they are members of 5% Community all left with nothing

If true click like or false click share

Happy weekend, have fun

agarawu23:
[s][/s] would have "liked" if you know anything about politics

ideology:


I no nothing except the fact that politicians are masquerades

agarawu23:
really

bodmasfem:
it is now I know that vanguard can fabricate pure lie. I listened to the program, akeredolu did not even mention anything like Tinubu. Na wa o!

Babatundecash:
I swear say vanguard news paper fall my hand big time....during the programme on Adaba FM,Aketi never accused Tinubu or called him names......I know some desperate politicians are just looking for ways to get Aketi out of the race#I was GRA at Aketi residence for a meeting yesterday and He denied accusing Tinubu.....vanguard abeg fear God nowww!!! For others posting rubish here.....AKETI has already denied saying things of such on premiumtimes newspaper......OWO agbe wa ooo!!! Aketi all the way.

seunmsg:
False report from vanguard. Akeredolu already denied making this statement.




A former president of the Nigeria Bar Association, and now governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress APC in Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has denied making unsavory statements against the former Lagos State governor, Bola Tinubu.

Mr. Tinubu is a national leader of the APC.

Mr. Akeredolu said he did not insult the APC leader over the alleged imposition of candidate on the party.

In statement on Friday, Mr. Akeredolu said comments making the rounds on social media quoting him as insulting some leaders of the party were untrue.

“My attention has been drawn to some stories making the rounds especially on the social media linking me with some ridiculous comments and incendiary quotes on the purported endorsement of candidates in the governorship primary,” he said.

“Those who know my antecedents will attest to the fact that I am a  man of courage.

“For the avoidance of doubt, I did not insult any of our national leaders in APC, especially Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as quoted mischievously in the social media.”

According to him, he stood by the assurances given by the leaders of the party that there would be free and fair primary.

“What is happening in Ondo state right now is that some leaders are using the name of Asiwaju Tinubu to cause confusion; claiming that he had given them money to work for a particular aspirant,” Mr. Akeredolu said.

“Anybody doing such cannot be described as a leader. Asiwaju Tinubu’s last communication on Ondo State Governorship primary was that there will be free and fair primary.”

Mr. Akeredolu warned desperate politicians to stop causing confusion with Tinubu’s name.

On his emergence as the candidate of Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in 2012 governorship election, Mr. Akeredolu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, said the present scenario was different from what occurred in 2012.

“Again, politicians are using my emergence in 2012 to justify the alleged endorsement of a particular aspirant,” he said.

“For the record, I wasn’t imposed in 2012. The ACN didn’t conduct primary in 2012. All the aspirants submitted ourselves to the selection process of the party and I was selected. Not imposed.

“Nobody bought nomination forms. We all agreed to abide by the decision of the leadership of ACN. That was exactly what happened. It was a collective decision of all leaders including serving  and former governors of the progressive family in the south west.

“It is unfair to use the 2012 scenario to justify the present situations where aspirants have obtained nomination forms.

“All said and done, I have implicit confidence in our party’s leadership to conduct credible primar,” he said.

Mr. Akeredolu urged the public  to disregard any unsavoury statement credited to him.

The crisis emanating from the endorsement has led to the sacking the Chairman of the party in the state party chairman, Isaac Kekemeke.




http://www.premiumtimesng.com/regional/ssouth-west/209380-im-a-man-of-courage-but-i-didnt-insult-tinubu-akeredolu.html