However, it was apparent that certain state lawmakers, particularly those who supported the ruling All Progressives Congress, did not welcome his arrival. Some of them believed it was too late for the governor to run for office again because of the news that the governor was incapacitated and would not be able to rule the state again. They had already planned to take advantage of the governor’s pitiful health condition to maneuver and gain an advantage in the upcoming governorship election the following year against the interests of the governor.
So many alleged intrigues in the Ondo APC political circle were claimed to have occurred while the governor was undergoing treatment in Germany, casting doubt on the allegiance of the so-called aides and political associates of the chairman of the Southern Governors’ Forum. Some of the governor’s advisors are said to have turned their devotion in a different direction and started preparing to win the governorship in 2024.
According to a source, the governor was informed of every account of their loyal and disloyal activities when he returned, which is why the “surgical operation” in the government residence started.
According to a source, as a result of this, the governor’s media assistants who were working in the deputy governor’s office were fired a few days ago.
The affected staff members included the governor’s press secretary, Kenneth Odusola; special assistant to the governor for new media, Okunniga Oladipupo; and special assistant to the governor for photography, Abayomi Samson Adefolalu, according to the chief press secretary for governor Akeredolu, Mr. Richard Olatunde. While the governor was away for medical treatment, it was claimed that the former aides engaged in some behavior that was seen to be unfaithful to him.
After learning of the alleged disloyalty, a source among the cabinet members revealed that Aiyedatiwa was allegedly not permitted by some influential governor’s loyalists to carry out certain duties in the office as an acting governor in order to prevent him from using the governorship to take actions that could put him ahead of the other political gladiators in the ruling party.
“Those who held numerous meetings and made numerous plans while he was away, the man is aware of them and will address each one in turn. Some of the aides who celebrated the bogus news of the governor’s passing might not stay with this administration. However, we are unsure about the governor’s strategy.
The Peoples Democratic Party, the state’s primary opposition party, was unconcerned with the drama unfolding in the governor’s cabinet but felt that the governor should focus on running the state and quit pursuing his alleged opponents.
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