About 24 hours after his rumoured death, the chairman of the South West Governor’s Forum and Ondo state governor, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has arrived in the country after a 14-day vacation in Germany.
The governor, who was rumoured at the weekend that he was sick and eventually passed on in a German hospital, performed his first official engagement by endorsing the senatorial bid of his wife, Betty to seek election in 2023 to represent Imo East.
Earlier, the governor was sighted in a video posted by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde on his Facebook page showed the white beard governor dancing and singing to prove to the rumour mongers that he is still alive, hale and hearty.
The CPS wrote on his page that ” Ondo state Governor, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, arrived at the International wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Nigeria at exactly 10:35pm on Sunday, April 17, 2022.”
It was reported on Sunday that the state opposition People’s Democratic Party had alleged that the governor was using the state fund to sponsor the wife’s Senatorial ambition in Imo state.
But in his reaction, Akeredolu, in the statement, said he “believed in the mission of the First Lady to emancipate women from the shackles of all forms of oppression.
He described her as “a fiercely independent personality who is never afraid to voice her dissent on any issue, l have witnessed her triumphs over adversities at close quarters.”
In the statement, titled Public Service: ‘ The Greatest Privilege’, Akeredolu said: Betty, FLOOS, let me choose this great day in our lives, our 41st wedding Anniversary to notch up in print my support for your popular and known quest to serve your people in the Senate.
“The evolution of modern societies bears indelible evidence of significant inputs of few people. This trajectory records definitive impacts of those who dare to think and act differently.
“The consequence of this defiance finds expression in a radical departure from the old order, leading to transformation. It yields quality accretions that impact positively on the people in any given space.
“The world owes those who dare a debt of gratitude for audacity, tenacity, consistency and focus. These torchbearers withstand the brunt of vilification, contempt, deprivation and even rejection. They remain undaunted until the set goal is achieved. They are rarely praised afterwards," the statement read in part.
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