BREAKING: Akeredolu’s Ex-Deputy Becomes Ondo PDP Guber Candidate

Aformer deputy governor of Ondo state, Agboola Ajayi, has emerged as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the November governorship election.

He polled 264 votes at the party primary.

Ex-deputy governor Agboola Ajayi emerges new PDP governorship candidate in Ondo
Photo Credit: Agboola AjayiSource: Twitter

His closet rival, a former member of the House of Representatives, Kolade Akinjo, got 157 votes.

Ajayi served as deputy governor to late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in his first tenure in office from 2016 to 2020 before they fell out.

Also, a former commissioner for the Environment, Chief Ebiseni Olusola, trailed behind with 99 votes, while Engr. Adeolu Akinwumi polled 64 votes to come third and fourth, respectively.

Otunba Bamidele Akingboye got 24 votes, while a former commissioner for Information in the state, John Ola Mafo, got nine votes and Bosun Arebuwa polled two votes in the exercise held on Thursday, April 25

The election was keenly contested among the seven aspirants, and no fewer than 621 delegates from the 18 local government areas of the state participated in the shadow election.

Source: TheTalk.NG

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