Aiyedatiwa, Jimoh Ibrahim return nomination forms to APC hqs – Blueprint Newspapers Limited
Ondo state governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has submitted his nomination and expression of interest forms to contest the state forthcoming governorship election slated for 2024.
Addressing newsmen at the APC National secretariat, Thursday in Abuja, the governor, who was accompanied by several state officials and lawmakers, promised to consolidate on his achievements so far if given opportunity to fly the ticket of the party.
Aiyedatiwa said within the short period as governor of Ondo state, he has been able to paid some salaries, pension and other arrears being owed since 2014.
When asked about his chances of picking the ticket, the Ondo governor said he has nothing to fear, adding that other aspirants were not threat to his chance.
Meanwhile, Senator representing Onda South and one of the frontline governorship aspirants, Jimoh Ibrahim, has promised to turn the state to Dubai in Nigeria if given opportunity to govern the state.
Addressing newsmen after he returned his nomination forms Thursday, Ibrahim, who described himself as the best aspirant among others, said he is wealthy enough not to steal the resources of Ondo state as a governor.
“I have several degrees and PHD which you can all see and I have attached them to the forms submitted.
“Beyond that, I ran for the election of the governorship in 2003. Baba Ajasin, Ajagu and myself. Baba Ajasin who came first with about 320,000 votes, the other followed with about 205, 000 votes. I followed with about 19,6000 votes very close, they are all dead and I am the only person alife.
I stood election about two years ago or one and a half years ago, and now I’m at the office of the Senate.
“I am the first APC senator in the Ondo house, since APC was formed they have not been able to win election in Ondo house
“I came with some Cambridge data analytics and i was able to win that election, i scored 111,677 votes against Agbola Ajayi so I gave him over 60,000 votes difference amongst all the contestants.”
The serving Senator revealed that he will soon pay about N140m to the party for 100,000 delegates membership form.
On whether the governor has been endorsed, Senator Ibrahim said: “It is stupid to say you are looking for endorsement, politics is about democracy and democracy is about number.
Was Asiwaju endorsed duringAPC presidentialprimary? But at the end of the day, he won the election with no endorsement from anybody, when you believe is your turn is your turn. It is my turn.
“As am leaving here by Monday, I am paying 140 million naira to the party for 100,000 delegates membership form.”
