Group issues Akeredolu 72-hour ultimatum to transfer power to deputy

The governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, has been given a 72-hour ultimatum by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Forever Initiative to transfer power to his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, or face serious consequences.

If the governor doesn't follow the 72-hour ultimatum, the Forever Initiative, which is made up of multiple PDP support groups, threatened to take over the governor's office.

The group's national coordinator, Obande Obande, voiced concern about President Bola Tinubu and the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leadership's failure to address the unresolved constitutional issues in Ondo State during a press conference on Friday in Abuja at the PDP national secretariat.

He said: “We hereby call on Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu to resume within 72 hours or hand over power to his Deputy for effective management of Ondo State.

“We make bold to say that, if the Governor fails to resume or handover power to his Deputy within 72 hours, we will have no option than to occupy Ondo State Government House to press home our demand.”

Obande lamented that the APC is yet to provide the kind of leadership expected by Nigerians.

He added: “The worst of it is the political vacuum in Ondo State where the APC leadership used in showcasing its ineptitude towards governance in the country.

“During our (PDP’s) reign in power, former President Umar Musa Yar’Adua was sick and could not transmit power to the Vice President before leaving the country, our party invoked the powers of the constitution and empowered the Vice President as the Acting President.

“It also happened in Taraba State when the late Gov Danbaba Suntai had an air crash. We resolved the crisis but the ruling APC has failed woefully in managing the political crisis in Ondo State.”

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