{"id":28035,"date":"2020-07-30T13:45:57","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T13:45:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/nigeria\/?p=28035"},"modified":"2020-07-30T13:45:57","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T13:45:57","slug":"why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu","title":{"rendered":"Why I chose Ayedatiwa, by Akeredolu"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n<p>Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said he chose Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate because he possessed verifiable credentials.<\/p>\n<p>Akeredolu, who spoke yesterday at the swearing in of aides, said: \u201cParty chiefains made wide consultations to choose the most suitable candidate as my running mate. We have concluded that Lucky Ayedatiwa is the appropriate choice given the prevailing circumstances in the political arena\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe has been with us since the beginning of this political journey in 2012, and some important factors assisted the leaders in arriving at his choice. We have decided to sever ties with mediocrity and treachery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is indeed no art to find the mind\u2019s construction in the face; we are also not in any position to change yesterday. We must, however, allow the experiences of the immediate past to guide our decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA candidate with verifiable credentials and pedigree has been chosen to complete the last part of the governorship race. We may not have chosen a saint and the best\u2026 We owe our people the duty of care in this regard.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described Ayedatiwa as the right choice. It described Ayedatiwa, who hails from Ilaje Local Government in Ondo South, as a grassroots politician that would add value to the party.<\/p>\n<p>Chairman Ade Adetimehin said loyalty was considered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAyedatiwa is a grassroots politician and very loyal to the party. We do not want anybody who will betray us in the future. With Ayedatiwa as Akeredolu\u2019s running mate, victory is sure,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"addtoany_share_save_container addtoany_content addtoany_content_bottom\">\n<div class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa Press-Nigeria: Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said he chose Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate because he possessed verifiable credentials. Akeredolu, who spoke yesterday at the swearing in of aides, said: \u201cParty chiefains made wide consultations to choose the most suitable candidate as my running mate. We have concluded that Lucky Ayedatiwa is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":28036,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[34,613],"class_list":["post-28035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-apc","tag-ondo-state"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why I chose Ayedatiwa, by Akeredolu - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Africa Press-Nigeria:Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said he chose Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate because he possessed verifiable\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why I chose Ayedatiwa, by Akeredolu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Africa Press-Nigeria:Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said he chose Lucky Ayedatiwa as his running mate because he possessed verifiable\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-07-30T13:45:57+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Governor-Akeredolu-724x375-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"724\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"375\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"alico\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"alico\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"alico\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/50afd2ef4f0e900bd0a176404a8484a7\"},\"headline\":\"Why I chose Ayedatiwa, by Akeredolu\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-07-30T13:45:57+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu\"},\"wordCount\":262,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2020\/07\/Governor-Akeredolu-724x375-1.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"APC\",\"Ondo State\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/why-i-chose-ayedatiwa-by-akeredolu\",\"name\":\"Why I chose Ayedatiwa, by Akeredolu - 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