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Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu has appealed to aspirants who lost at the All Progressive Congress (APC) primary election for support ahead of the October governorship election in the state.
Akeredolu polled 2,725 votes to emerge winner of the APC ticket, with the closest votes gotten by Chief Olusola Oke only at 262.
Speaking on Tuesday, in Akure, the state capital, the Governor said the pre-primary campaign was greeted with many issues but there was a need for all to join forces with him for the party to move on.
He appealed to those who he may have offended in the course of the preparation for the primary or in his administration, to forgive him.
“The campaigns preceding this day have been noticeably fraught with mixed feelings. Relationships in some cases may have been bruised and interests hurt,” said Akeredolu.
“In other cases, methods deployed to run these campaigns may not have been pleasant. I plead with all of us to leave these in the past and move on. This is more so that, all aspirants, including myself, were either victims or indirectly responsible for such unpleasant circumstances. We must find spaces in our hearts to forgive one another.
“I am convinced that our individual pursuits were driven by the altruistic motivation to strengthen our great party and more importantly, take our dear State to loftier heights.”
The governor also expressed optimism that his party would win the governorship election, saying the party’s unity was very paramount.
