Ondo State Governor, OLUWAROTIMI AKEREDOLU, has condemned the reports that he has been disqualified by the Governorship Election Screening Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

In a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, OYEWAMIDE OJO, the governor insisted that he was very much in the race.

He stressed that claims that he had been screened out by the committee from participating in the APC governorship primary election scheduled for July 20 were untrue.

The governor’s aide described the reports as another distraction unleashed with the aim of deceiving the unsuspecting public and diverting attention from the “self-imposed pains” on the part of the purported sponsors.

OJO stated that Governor AKEREDOLU has appealed to all his supporters to ignore the rumour and dedicate the period to God for his continuous grace, favour, and protection.