Amaechi in Ondo As Akeredolu Says We Must Sustain Struggle For Southern Presidency
Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu has said the struggle to produce the next President from the South must be sustained until it is realised.
The governor urged former Transportation Minister Rotimi Amaechi to join his compatriots in the region to make the struggle a reality.
Akeredolu spoke when he hosted Amaechi at the Government House in Akure, the state capital.
The governor said it is the turn of the South to produce the next President for another eight years, after President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure.
Amaechi was in Akure for the presentation of staff of office to Chief Olu Falae as Olu of Ilu Abo in Akure North Local Government Area.
Akeredolu said no loyalist of the ruling APC could forget the role Amaechi played as the Director General of the party’s Presidential Campaign Council in 2015.
The governor thanked the former minister for honouring Chief Falae with his presence.
He said: “Thank you for coming. Chief Falae has served this country creditably well and we in Ondo State are very proud of him. He left the bank and became the Minister for Finance and also served as Secretary to the Government of the Federation.
“So, he has done his best and up till now. When he is less busy, he will find time to advise us.”
Amaechi thanked Akeredolu for recognising and elevating Chief Falae to the status of an oba.
The former minister said Chief Falae was among a few Nigerian elites who served the country diligently.
“Because of my campaign for Presidency, I knew Chief Olu Falae. We visited his house in Akure. So, I came to visit Chief Olu Falae whom you have kindly recognised with the panel report,” he added.