By Chimaobi Afiauwa, Abuja
Barely two months after returning to Nigeria from a medical vacation, the unsatisfactory health condition of the governor of Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, could force him to return overseas for the continuation of his medical treatment.
This was disclosed by a reliable source who spoke to Quest Times on the condition of anonymity.
According to the report, associates of the governor and his family members who are worried about his health and inability to resume office since arriving in Nigeria last month are urging him to return to Germany to complete his medical treatment.
Recall that since returning to Nigeria on September 7 to resume office, Akeredolu has been secluded in his private residence in the city of Ibadan, Oyo State, and has not set foot in his home state.
The above development has been protested against by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo.
However, it was gathered that the governor’s decision to stay in Ibadan was to allow him to recuperate, as more pressure would be on him if he resumed work at the Alagbaka Government House.
A source quoted in the report said, “The governor has not fully recovered since he returned to Nigeria in September. He was forced to return by those who felt his deputy, whom he handed over, was making moves to hijack the government. That was the major reason for his coming back to the country.
“Since his return, he has not resumed work in Ondo Government House but is staying in Ibadan, where he is being looked after. From the information I gathered, those who love him are asking him to return abroad and be medically fit, and I think that is what the governor will do in the coming days.
“His associates hurried him to return to take charge of the government and remove the embattled deputy governor. But with the intervention of the national leadership of the party, that impeachment may not happen soon.
“With the governorship election around the corner, it remains to be seen if those surrounding the governor will allow him to leave. He will not want to hand over to his deputy unless he has a new one. Any further vacuum may create tension within and outside the government.”
