LAGOS,Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) –The Ondo State Governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, has declared no vacancy in the state government house.
Aiyedatiwa asked those trying to get him disqualified from the forthcoming governorship election to have a rethink.
Speaking with newsmen shortly after his screening at the national secretariat of the APC Friday in Abuja, Governor Aiyedatiwa said he had the required political structures adding that stakeholders in the state were asking him to continue what he described as his good works.
He said: “You see, we are all indigenes of Ondo state and we are all qualified to run to be the Governor of Ondo state, but there is a sitting governor, no vacancy.
“That’s what I am saying that I have the structures; the people and the competence.
“Within the few months that I assumed office they have seen clearly that this is the best man of the job. Yes because of the peace in the state and some of the programmes that have been rolled out to the people.
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“In fact, like I said the other time, my coming out to continue as Governor of Ondo state wasn’t borne out of my own ambition or desire but because of the yearnings and aspirations of the people; the endorsement of the traditional rulers, the students, artisans, everybody; the community leaders, even the civil servants, everybody are happy with the current state (of affairs); peace and security, and people are going about their businesses without fear.”
He said the issues raised on his high school certificate were borne out of ignorance, adding that evidence abound he did not forge any of his certificates.
He said; “Screening is one of the exercises that must be done among the processes that the aspirants have to go through.
“Mine has just been done this morning and all documents that were submitted have to be verified and questions asked where some were not too clear to the screening committee.
“Questions were asked and answered and at the end of the day, I have been cleared that there are no issues.
“Especially the issue that has to do with the certificate for which a petition was written, that has now been put to rest.
“My certificates are genuine and authentic.
“I think it is just a kind of mischief by some other aspirants who find me to be an aspirant to beat trying to look for a way to discredit my person, but that has been verified and put to rest.”