.....As Governor Resists Pressure to Impose in His Home Town
A group, The Pentagon Movement Group (PMG) has hailed the stand of the Ondo State Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu,SAN,on free,fair and credible primary elections for the emergence of candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the April 18, local government elections in the state.
The group commended the Governor for showing leadership by example in the areas of entrenching the core value of democracy despite the usual flagrant abuse of democratic process that has enveloped the country's polity.
The coordinator of the group Afolabi Damilola, in a statement issued in Akure, the state capital and made available to newsmen said the state is lucky to have a man whose respect for democracy and the party constitution is unshakable.
The PMG hinted that Governor Akeredolu has also resisted all pressures from political players in Owo, his town, that the Governor should impose a candidate on the party.
According to the statement, the PMG disclosed that the three leading chairmanship candidate of the APC in Owo are the Governor's boys, adding that the Governor has insisted on party primaries to allow the people decide.
Damilola said the group noted with surprise that a sitting Governor would still allow the primary process to go according to the dictates of the people when other Governor's could have handpicked and write names from the Government house.
The group said"We are happy that this is happening in our own time as a people. Let it be known that there is always a choice on whether you want to serve the people or serve yourself
"Governor Akeredolu has again, shown to the whole world that he's a leader. A kind of leader that respects the people. He refused to impose any candidate on his party. As a leader of the party in the state and a sitting Governor, he has all the opportunities to write names and give directives as he deemed fit
"But, the Governor has shown integrity again as he has directed that where leaders can not reach consensus candidate, there must be free, fair and credible primary elections.
"The group, however called on political leaders across the county to emulate the great gesture and quality that has been displayed by Arakunrin Akeredolu, saying it will go a long way to strengthen the nation's democracy and restore the people's confidence as key players of the process.
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Heard alot about this Governor Akeredolu, that he's a man of equality and an impartial leader.