Ondo power tussle taints Akeredolu’s legacy – Political analyst

The Head Directorate of Research and Strategy, Act for Positive Transform Initiative, Kolawole Johnson, has argued that the legacy of the late Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has been tainted by the power tussle with the newly sworn-in governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

The analyst, who spoke during an interview on Arise TV on Thursday, added that knowing what values Akeredolu upheld, it is unfortunate that people were using his condition to further their own nest in Ondo.

He said, “On the lessons we have learnt thus far in the state, it is a fact that you can scheme as a man, a man would remain a man.

“Whatever they did that his ill health turned a political advantage, it has fallen very flat, not necessarily because some other persons may not have done the same because politicians are all the same but it wasn’t just right to treat the man like that, what he stands for.

“Because, unfortunately, his legacy over time, it appears that incident, all of the drama, took a very huge bite into his legacy, into the perception you should have about Akeredolu as a person. READ MORE

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