Pressure Mounts on Akeredolu

The old nursery rhyme goes thus: fire on the mountain, run, run, run, run! A sound advice to be sure, but it leaves a bad taste in the mouths of Ondo state citizens. Even the most hopeful of these have started to question the capabilities of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, as well as his intentions for governance.

Pressure is mounting on Governor Akeredolu as the alleged fracture in the governing council grows wider. According to reports, Akeredolu’s actions since resuming from his medical leave have left many top officials disappointed, doubtful, and disturbed, to prevent a repeat of what happened with President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua.

Allegedly outraged at the way things were running during his absence, the governor is believed to have started to reshuffle the powers that be, starting with an attempt to oust his deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa.

But things have only gotten worse for Akeredolu as many people have interpreted his actions as unnecessary and unjustified. To make matters worse, commentators have pointed out that the concerns regarding Akeredolu’s health status remain unsettled. Fearing that Akeredolu is not fully recovered, seeing as he is reported to hold important meetings from his residence, the people are scared.

Akeredolu’s apparent absence from the hub of power, given his purported decision to remain at the periphery, ordering people from his bedroom, has become a matter of widespread debate. His supporters believe that all things remain in order, but even these are not confident as only Akeredolu knows Akeredolu’s plans for Ondo.

At present, the pressures are mounting on Akeredolu, whether he knows and acknowledges them or not. One might even say that compared to Akeredolu, his deputy, Aiyedatiwa, is a bit better off in the eyes of some of the people.

Ultimately, this is the time for action. Commentators agree that Akeredolu needs to secure the confidence of his people or risk the history books being very unkind to him.