Who will Akeredolu Support as Successor?  Deputy, Ibrahim, Odu,  Oke, or Elegbeleye?

Things will always be different when the right person is in charge. In Ondo State where Governor Rotimi Akeredolu reigns supreme, there is still some confusion as to who will win his thumbs-up and use that to launch their gubernatorial campaign. If things go well, that person will take up Akeredolu’s mantle and lead the Sunshine State into a new era of glory. But who will that person be? This is the question.

Political analysts have once again taken up the challenge to argue hypotheticals. This time, the source of contention is Akeredolu’s successor, specifically who the governor will support in the coming days. The only reason this debate is valid is that there are so many hands, many of which are qualified, ready to steer the gigantic ship that is Ondo state into the sunset. Thus, when Akeredolu and his wife, Betty Anyawu-Akeredolu, decided to take a short holiday and left his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa in charge, the analysts had a field day.

The main contenders for Akeredolu’s support are his deputy; lawyer and senator-elect for Ondo South, Jimoh Ibrahim; super political strategist and right-hand person of the governor, Princess Oladunni Odu; former governorship candidate and prominent lawyer, Olushola Oke; and the former Director-General of the National Sports Commission in Nigeria, Honourable Gbenga Elegbeleye. Every one of these individuals is close to Akeredolu and reportedly counting on him to support them.

Considering this fierce lineup of Ondo’s finest politicians, what will Akeredolu do? Who will he support? Moreover, a governor must be very considerate of his successor since that person can collapse all that the governor has worked for. In the same way, a sensible governor wants someone to continue from when they stopped, not someone who will be deconstructing projects up and down.

So, this is not the best time to be Akeredolu. After all, in choosing to support any one of the cited individuals, he would be offending the rest.