Ondo Power Tussle: Tinubu summons Akeredolu’s Deputy, Assembly Speaker, APC Ondo State Chairman

President Bola Tinubu has summoned the Ondo State Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, Speaker of the House of Assembly Olamide Oladiji, Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Princess Oladunni Odu and APC State Chairman Ade Adetimehin.

According to reports, the meeting was held on Monday, December 11 to resolve the political crisis in Ondo State due to the prolonged absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

Daily Trust reports that a previous intervention by the President has yielded no lasting solution.

The convened gathering became essential in light of signals suggesting that the president's prior involvement did not produce the lasting resolution anticipated for the political turmoil in Ondo State. This crisis stems from the prolonged absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.

According to sources, this latest meeting aims to find a definitive resolution to the political discord that has led to a division within the state government.

The source said: “It is true that the president has summoned some of the cabinet members to a meeting for the second time, and it’s expected he will address this issue once and find a solution to it. “Recall that a political solution was put to it in the last meeting with the president but it didn’t work.

All the actors that met with the president still went back home and continued to fester the crisis in the state. “I’m aware that Tinubu is bothered and this time around, I think he would allow the constitution to take its course considering that election is even coming up in the state by next year.”

This development follows a plea from elder statesman Edwin Clark, who suggested that President Tinubu endorse the "doctrine of necessity" as a means of resolving the current political deadlock in Ondo, drawing parallels with the situation involving the late President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua, reports Legit.ng.