As the political players in Ondo State, are perfecting their calculations ahead of the Governorship election in the state, the immediate former Secretary to the State Government, Princess Oladunni Odu, has collapsed her structure to support Senator Jimoh Ibrahim.
Odu who served as the SSG under the administration of the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, made this known during a meeting with her Iwajowa Political Group Coordinators and some Chieftains of the All Progressives Congress in the Okitipupa South Senatorial District during the weekend.
Confirming the development to newsmen in Okitipupa on Tuesday, one of the Coordinators of the group, Chief Alaba Onayajo said the APC aspirant pledged to work and galvanise her group towards ensuring the success and victory of Ibrahim, in the coming election in the state.
Onayajo further claimed that the former SSG directed supporters under the “Iwajowa Political Group,” to start working with a group loyal to Senator Ibrahim, “Aseyori Lekansi Group.”
He added that Odu had earlier met with her supporters in the Central Senatorial District and directed them to work for Ibrahim’s victory at the party’s primary.
It would be recalled that the Independent National Electoral Commission, had directed political parties in the state to hold their primaries between April 6 and April 27, 2024.
Confirming Princess Odu’s support for Ibrahim, who currently represents Ondo South Senatorial District in the National Assembly and one of the APC governorship aspirants, Onayajo said: “The Iwajowa Political Group has been directed by our leader and founder, Odu, to start working and mobilising for Ibrahim.
“The primary goal of Iwajowa Political Group now is to ensure Ibrahim emerges victorious in the party’s primary in April and since we have received the instruction, work has started in earnest.
“As directed by Mama (Odu) in the meeting, we are ready and have resolved to work together with the Aseyori Lekansi Group,” he said.
Efforts to get confirmation of the development from Odu herself were futile as she did not pick up calls made to her phone.
Also confirming the development to the News Agency of Nigeria, A Media Aide to Princess Odu, Debbie Funmilayo said the former SSG had dropped her governorship ambition to support Sen Jimoh Ibrahim.
