Internal conflict within the Ondo State House of Assembly continues to simmer as the November 16 governorship election approaches.
Just a week after facing an impeachment threat for endorsing Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s re-election bid, the Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, has reiterated his support for the governor, this time with a larger group of lawmakers.
Previously, 13 of the Assembly’s 26 members distanced themselves from Oladiji’s initial endorsement of the governor.
However, in a development on Monday, Oladiji, accompanied by 15 lawmakers, met with the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) in Abuja, where they publicly endorsed Aiyedatiwa as the party’s preferred candidate.
Oladiji credited the Abdullahi Ganduje-led NWC for fostering peace within the Ondo APC following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
