THE Progressives Congress (APC) lawmakers in the Ondo State House of Assembly have endorsed Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa as their preferred aspirant for the November 16 governorship election.
    Speaker of the House, Mr. Olamide Oladiji, made the disclosure to journalists shortly after a closed-door meeting with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party on Monday, March 25, in Abuja, adding that the meeting was to thank the party’s leadership for ensuring peace in the state after the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
   Oladiji lauded the party’s National Chairman, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje, for playing a vital role in the return of peace to the state’s chapter, adding: “If not for your intervention, we wouldn’t have been enjoying the peace we enjoy in Ondo APC today.”   
   He added that the state’s lawmakers were in support of the party’s leadership and the President Bola Tinubu-led administration and would continue to work with it to achieve the Renewed Hope Agenda.
    The Speaker said Aiyedatiwa has been able to turn around things in the state within his few days on the saddle, noting: “We will work to ensure the continuity of his government and the APC in Ondo State.
   “The state is at peace under its new governor, contrary to what those outside it may say. Aiyedatiwa’s achievement just in few months in office is there for all to see.
   “He has continued the legacy of the deceased governor and had been able to bring a synergy between the judiciary and the state executive.”

Ganduje in his response, appreciated the lawmakers for the visit and expressed happiness that the party’s leadership was able to resolve the crisis in the state chapter.
   He said though the party had planned a well articulated programme to produce a worthy governorship candidate, the cooperation of its members was critical to achieve a successful primary election to pick its governorship candidate.
   The APC has scheduled its state governorship primaries for April.
   Aiyedatiwa, who was Akeredolu’s deputy, took over as the governor after his (Akeredolu) death in December last year, in line with the Constitution.