I was never sworn enemy of Akeredolu, says Ondo Deputy Gov

Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Chief Olayide Adelami, has said that he was never a sworn enemy of late former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.

Chief Adelami was responding to comments by the Ondo state All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the House of Representatives that he was among sworn enemies of late Akeredolu that Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was hobnobbing with.

The Ondo Deputy Governor described the comments as untrue and “a mischief by these ‘honourables’.”

Chief Adelami in a statement by his Press Secretary, Paul Akinduro, said he was not an enemy of the late governor nor any other political player in the state but a decent politician and philantropist with verifiable track records.

He stated that he has been a strong member of the APC and staunch supporter and dependable ally of late Governor Akeredolu for eons.

According to the statement, “Worthy of mention is the fact that the deputy governor gave moral, political and financial support to the late governor during the electioneering campaigns, leading to his first and second terms in office and, subsequently rendered same support all through his tenure as governor of Ondo state.

“It is also remarkable that after losing the governorship primaries to late Arakunrin Akeredolu, SAN in 2020, Chief Adelami joined the campaign train and walked alongside with the late governor as he moved round the 18 Local Government Areas of Ondo state.

“As the governorship election draws nigh, it is not uncommon to experience this type of political tendency and pull-him-down syndrome by some detractors, who are threatened by the combination of Governor Aiyedatiwa and his Deputy, Chief Adelami, to pilot the affairs of the sunshine state.”