We will keep a slim exco’
Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said his visit to the former Lagos State governor and National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has nothing to do with the 2023 general election.
He spoke yesterday on ‘Arise TV Sunday Talk Show’, hosted by Reuben Abati
Akeredolu said he was in London to see Asiwaju Tinubu and he was sure that the rumours flying around in the social media were untrue.
Governor Akeredolu, who described the former Lagos State governor as the ‘capon’ in the South, said he is expected to return to the country soon.
Asked if he would support Tinubu as the presidential candidate of the party in 2023, Akeredolu said: “APC is a party. APC will decide who the candidate will be. I have said it several times. I’m going nowhere. If I leave APC, I am going back to my chamber. For me, whatever APC decides, I will follow.
“We went to London because it was important for us to go and see for ourselves, how he’s doing. He’s the ‘capon’ for us here. By the time he comes, we can make some serious decisions.”
The governor said he planned having a small executive council (exco) in his second term.
Only four commissioners have been appointed since February when Akeredolu was sworn in for a second tenure.
The governor said more commissioners would be appointed early next month.
He said his resolve to have a small exco was because of the state of Ondo finances.