Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, says there is nothing anyone can do if he appoints his son, Babajide, as his chief of staff, saying the man worked hard during his campaign.
Mr Akeredolu, who is seeking a second term in office, spoke at the Government House, Akure, during a dinner organised in commemoration of his third anniversary as governor.
“When somebody says Baba (Babajide) is this, I just laugh at them. If I wanted to make Baba my chief of staff, he can be; did you do more than him in the campaign? Ask yourself, how many of you did more than Baba in the campaign? How many?” he asked.
“The young boy was going everywhere and all of us saw him but we decided not to because he wouldn’t want it. My son is satisfied, that’s why. If he is not, I will put him somewhere, there is nothing anybody can do. I will put him there, there is nothing you can do. Is he not my son? Is he not from Ondo State? Has he not worked?”
The governor thanked his wife, Betty, saying the state could not have wished for a better first lady.
Akeredolu added that he was ready to confront members of Unity Forum, a faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) allegedly against his re-election.
