Nigeria, Feb. 24 -- The Governor of Ondo State, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has formally declared his intention to contest the governorship election come November this year.

The governor dropped the long awaited news, hours after his predecessor, the late Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, was buried on Friday.

Mr Aiyedatiwa said he would wish to contest and win the forthcoming election as required by the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for one more term.

He, however, would first have to win the Governorship ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC) which is slated for April this year.

The governor spoke on TVC News on Friday.

"Definitely, I will be running because I am already a sitting governor. And let me say this that nobody wants ...