Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has announced that he will run for the state’s top office in the next gubernatorial election.
Aiyedatiwa claimed this on Friday when appearing on TVC news, just after his immediate predecessor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, was buried.
Remember that on December 27, 2023, Mr Aiyedatiwa was sworn in as governor of the state following the death of Akeredolu, who died after a protracted illness.
On Friday, tears were shed when the former governor’s remains was buried at his country house in Owo, in the state’s Owo council area.
Speaking after the funeral, Aiyedatiwa announced that he will run for governor on November 16, claiming that no one wants to be governor for a year.
He said, “I will be running. I’m already a sitting governor and let me say this, nobody wants to be governor for one year. Give me what the constitution allows me to do.
“At least, let me also have the chance of running for one more time.”
