Akeredolu will return to duty, says Ondo govt as APC debunks statement on gov being incapacitated
Story from Vivian DANIEL, Abuja
Sequel to reports credited to the National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, that the Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, was in “extreme incapacity” during meeting with state chairmen on Monday, the state government has responded.
This comes following reports in the media where Senator Adamu was quoted saying “We regret to announce the extreme incapacity of the governor of Ondo State, who we understand has been hospitalised overseas.”
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Responding to the report, the Ondo State Commissioner for Information, Bamidele Ademola-Olateju, said Akeredolu is not in a critical situation.
“The national chairman was indeed excited at the reports on the rate of recovery of the Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, CON, and urged all those present at the meeting to pray for his quick return,” Ademola-Olateju said.
“He is, evidently, not in any critical state that should warrant this clearly reprehensible conduct as he still sent a post to the executive council committee platform yesterday.
“Mr. Governor is not incapacitated. He will return to his duty as soon as the doctors certify him fully fit to do so.”
Also, the APC in a statement through its National Secretary, Iyiola Omisore, described the reports of Akeredolu in critical condition as “mischievous, wicked and insensitive reportage, sponsored by desperate politicians.”
“At no time did the National Chairman mention that the Governor was in a state of ‘extreme incapacity’ in the meeting of 10th July 2023 or anytime for that matter,” Omisore said.
“He (Akeredolu) is, evidently, not in any critical state that should warrant this clearly reprehensible conduct as he still sent a post to the Executive Council Committee platform yesterday.”
