Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo state has said that he will not resign from his position and has no intention to do so.

Aiyedatiwa argued that he took an oath the day he was sworn in along with the governor on February 24, 2021, to protect the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on a four-year mandate that ends on February 23, 2025.

The deputy governor also denied knowledge of any purported pre-signed resignation letter that has gone viral online.

He said in a statement personally signed by him on Friday, September 15: “I wish to state that I, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, the deputy governor of Ondo state have not, do not intend and will not sign/author any letter resigning my position as the duly elected deputy governor in a joint ticket with my principal the governor of Ondo state, Arakunrin Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu.

“I remain loyal to my Principal and I stand by the oath I took with the Bible to run the full cycle of the four-year tenure with Mr. Governor.

“To this end, I urge the people of Ondo state, the State Assembly, and the general public to disregard such letter now and in the future.”