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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
Following the intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the lingering political crisis in Ondo State, the state chapter of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said there won’t be any meaningful resolution of the crisis.
Tinubu had met with the deputy governor of the state, Lucky Aiyedatiwa; representative of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu; members of the House of Assembly and the leadership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state at the State House, Abuja, late Friday night, in a bid to resolve the crisis.
Reacting to the meeting via a statement issued on Saturday by its Publicity Secretary, Mr Kennedy Peretei, Ondo PDP described the meeting as a mere window dressing, stressing that if Akeredolu does not return to the state, there won’t be any meaningful resolution of the crisis.
“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,” Peretei said.