Former Speakers of the House of Assembly in Ondo and Ekiti States have dissociated themselves from the purported endorsement of a National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu to contest the 2023 presidential election.
Recall that former Speakers of the Houses of Assemblies in the South-West geo-political zone had recently met in Ibadan, Oyo State, to draw massive support for the candidacy of Tinubu for the 2023 presidential election.
The meeting, which was at the instance of the Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, reportedly endorsed Tinubu for the 2023 presidency.
However, former Speakers from the two States in the region noted that although they attended the said meeting, there was no endorsement for the candidacy of Tinubu, and no communique was issued to that effect.
Their position was contained in a statement signed by five former Ondo Speakers Hons. Victor Olabimtan, Oluwasegunota Bolarinwa, Ayo Agbomuserin, AbduSalam Olawale Taofeeq, Kenneth Olawale (Ondo), and Patrick Ajigbolamu from Ekiti State.
The former Speakers said the meeting was at the instance of Hon. Titi Oseni, the Coordinator of the South-West forum of the “Conference of Former Speakers of House of Assembly of Nigeria”, under the national chairmanship of Governor Simon Lalong.
They said when the issue was discussed they spoke in unison during the meeting and maintained that they would rather wait for the directive of the leader of their respective States.
According to them, “Gov. Akeredolu of Ondo State and Governor Fayemi of Ekiti State are in the best position to speak for their States.
