National Leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu says he has not endorsed any aspirant in the forthcoming Governorship election in Ondo state.
He noted that he is not going to use his influence to tamper with the outcome of the primary scheduled to hold on July 20.
Tinubu in a statement made available to newsmen “Re: Ondo Guber Poll May Lead to Crisis in South-West APC, said he is not opposed to the re-election bid of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.
According to him, all he desires is a free, fair and credible primary that is run according to the dictates of internal democracy and are devoid of bias for or against any candidate.
He said, “In the matter of Ondo governorship race, Asiwaju Tinubu has stated his impartiality. As a leader of the party, he has no favoured or disfavoured candidate in the race. Neither is he trying to influence matters behind the scene in any regard”.
“His hope is that all credible and strong party members who seek the nomination will be able to face each other in a fair contest. Let them compete for the party’s banner openly and without imbalance or slant in the contest”.