Ondo State governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa is in hot soup.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has declared that there will be no automatic governorship ticket for him to contest the next guber election.

APC National Spokesman, Felix Morka said:

“We have not had that discussion but we are a democratic party; we are a progress party; we don’t give anything to people; people have to justify and earn it.”

“And it is not to us they have to justify their suitability, their qualification, or criteria; it is to the people of the state who are our members, who would participate in the direct or indirect primary.”

“Whatever preference anyone may have, it is all subject to the democratic decision of the party members who will participate in our primaries.”

“We don’t give free gifts in APC; we contest and we compete and we win whatever it is we can get in terms of representation.”

“We are yet to engage on zoning. We will explain to the people if and when we do that.”

Aiyedatiwa, formerly Ondo deputy governor, was sworn in as the substantive governor of the state on December 27, 2023, following the death of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu.