WHY I REFUSED TO PRESENT MY CERTIFICATE TO GANDUJE – AIYEDATIWA
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Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the governor of Ondo State, has revealed that he did not show disrespect by declining to give his Certificate of Return to Abdullahi Ganduje, the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress.
At the Independent National Electoral Commission’s national headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday, Aiyedatiwa, who was reelected last Saturday, received his Certificate of Return.
Following the presentation, Aiyedatiwa led a delegation of Ondo party leaders to the party secretariat, where they were welcomed and met with APC National Working Committee members.
As required by protocol, Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Adelami Olaide, declined to show Ganduje their certificates.
Shortly after his delegation met the party leadership, Aiyedatiwa said they deliberately didn’t present the certificates because they felt the honour should first go to President Bola Tinubu before the NWC.
He said, “I am supposed to first of all present the certificate to Mr President, the leader of this party. But he is not in town. That is why I cannot present the certificate to Mr Chairman first. So, it is not a case of being disrespectful.
“I just believe that is the right thing to do by presenting it to Mr President first of all before coming here. But since I am in Abuja, I had to come. I recognise the leadership that Ganduje has provided for this party at the national and even the state level. Since he took over as the chairman of this party, we have not lost any election.”
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