Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Chief Olayide Adelami, has said that he was never a sworn enemy of the late former Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
Chief Adelami was responding to comments by the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) caucus in the House of Representatives that he was among the sworn enemies of the late Akeredolu, while Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa was hobnobbing.
The Ondo Deputy Governor described the comments as untrue and “a mischief by these ‘honourables’.”
Adelami in a statement by his press secretary, Paul Akinduro, said he was not an enemy of the late governor nor any other political player in the state but a decent politician and philanthropist with verifiable track records.
He stated that he has been a strong member of the APC, a staunch supporter, and a dependable ally of the late Governor Akeredolu for eons.
He said: “Worthy of mention is the fact that the deputy governor gave moral, political, and financial support to the late governor during the electioneering campaigns, leading to his first and second terms in office, and, subsequently rendered the same support all through his tenure as governor of Ondo State.
“It is also remarkable that after losing the governorship primaries to the late Arakunrin Akeredolu, SAN, in 2020, Chief Adelami joined the campaign train and walked alongside the late governor as he moved around the 18 Local Government Areas of Ondo State.
“As the governorship election draws near, it is not uncommon to experience this type of political tendency and pull-him-down syndrome by some detractors, who are threatened by the combination of Governor Aiyedatiwa and his Deputy, Chief Adelami, to pilot the affairs of the Sunshine State.”
