Ondo 2024: Tinubu did not endorse Aiyedatiwa, says Jimoh Ibrahim
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not endorse the incumbent Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the governorship candidate of the APC, the Senator representing Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim has said.
He stated this when he returned his nomination and expression of interest forms to the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Secretariat in Abuja on Thursday.
“It is stupid to say you are looking for endorsement. Politics is about democracy and democracy is about number. It is wrong for somebody to sit down and want to be endorsed. That is not realistic.
“Was Tinubu endorsed? Eventually, he won the election with no endorsement from anybody, you believe it is your turn; it is your turn. As I leave here by Monday, I am paying N140 million to the party for the 100,000 delegates membership form.
Senator Ibrahim stated that the power of incumbency does not pose a threat to him.
“Even when former governor Rotimi Akerodolu was alive he gave me my respect. Is it Aiyedatiwa that I will be afraid of? Aiyedatiwa is my friend, I have nothing against him, but it is just that he should do his one year and disappear.”
He denied rumours that he had an arrangement with Olusola Oke, saying: “Oke is not qualified to step down for me in any race, including governance. I don’t even want anybody to step down for me in any race, you buy the forms, and we go to the field. He didn’t support me with one naira, but if you are sure of yourself, why hide under disguise.”
When asked how he plans to stop the constant fighting between Fulani herdsmen and farmers, Ibrahim said: “I will fortify Amotekun. There is an app from Russia you can use to tackle insecurity… Some apps can detect insecurity and crimes, these are what I will deploy. I will use the app to dislodge insecurity. Modern security requires this artificial intelligence to combat insecurity.
“Today, security is about having the right app to manage the situation, when I become the governor I will use the military jets to fly drones around for intense security,” he said.
