The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State contends that President Bola Tinubu’s intervention falls short of resolving the current political turmoil in the state.
Tinubu’s meeting with State House of Assembly leaders and the state’s APC leaders in Abuja, as reported earlier, is deemed by the Publicity Secretary of the opposition party, Kennedy Peretei, as mere window dressing.
The suspension of the impeachment of Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, according to Peretei, is a gesture of respect for his office. The PDP insists that a meaningful resolution to the APC crisis is contingent upon Governor Rotimi Akeredolu’s return to the state.
Peretei said, “Let us pray that the presidential intervention will not go the way of the Bello Masari Reconciliation Committee set up by APC National Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje. After several trips to Abuja at taxpayers’ expense, both parties returned to court after promising to withdraw all cases. Again, major stakeholders in the APC and Ondo State Government were at the Villa to iron out their intractable differences.
“From what we have read about the outcome, Tinubu’s intervention is a mere window dressing. Out of respect for his office, the impeachment of the Deputy Governor will no longer see the daylight, but as long as Akeredolu remains in hiding, it is not yet Uhuru; the cat and mouse race will continue.”
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