Mr Akeredolu's long absence and perceived severity of his ailment had fuelled a power struggle in his cabinet.
last week as Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu returned on Thursday from a three-month medical treatment in Germany.
This was believed to be connected to the sudden emergence of reports on social media accusing Mr Aiyedatiwa of brutal domestic violence against his wife. Alex Ajipe, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress , expressed his joy over the governor’s return. While the governor was on his sick bed, different groups held prayer sessions for his full recovery, including the ruling APC, the state government, traditional rulers, religious groups and labour unions.With his return in one piece on Thursday, the insinuations and bickering were suspended, as his officials and political factions joined the other various groups in celebrating the event.
Leaders of the Medical and Health Workers Union of Nigeria described his return as a heartwarming development. Traditional rulers, pensioners and other unions in the state also said they were elated to have Mr Akeredolu back in the state. “While Akeredolu was in Germany attending to his health, Ondo suffered multidimensional setbacks from in-fighting to huge sums of money siphoned from the state treasury as medical expenses,” he said.But the ruling APC had defended the government and accused the PDP of politicising the health condition of the governor.Now that the governor has returned, the “noisemakers” in his party will be silent again.
It will be recalled that Mr Ajayi narrowly avoided impeachment in Mr Akeredolu’s first term over his move to challenge the governor in the 2020 APC primary. He eventually left the ruling party to run against Mr Akeredolu on the platform of the Zenith Labour Party.
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