Ondo 2024: Agboola Ajayi Wins PDP Guber Nomination
Chief Ajayi Agboola has won the Ondo state PDP gubernatorial nomination ahead of the governorship election scheduled to hold in the Sunshine State on November 16, 2024.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that Agboola got 264 votes during the primary election held by the party on Wednesday.
A former member of the House of Representatives, Kolade Akinjo had 157 votes, former Secretary General of Afenifere Group, Chief Sola Ebiseni, got 99 votes, Adeolu Akinwumi had 64 votes, Bamidele Akingboye got 24, Mr John Mafo had 9 votes while Mr Bosun Arebuwa got 2 votes.
The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa state, Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo headed the committee that supervised the primary election.
Recall that Agboola Ajayi had left the APC for PDP and later the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) ahead of the gubernatorial election that was held in the state on October 10,2020.
Late Chief Rotimi Akeredolu eventually won re-election while Mr. Lucky Aiyedatiwa became the Deputy Governor of Ondo state on February 24 , 2021.
Aiyedatiwa also emerged as new governor of Ondo state following the death of Chief Rotimi Akeredolu in December last year.
Ajayi had also ahead of the 2020 guber election sought to get the Ondo state PDP nomination but lost to Eyitayo Jegede.
He was this time around successful in getting the Ondo state PDP guber nomination ahead of the November 2024 governorship election, however , it remains to be seen if it will be a win streak ‘all through’.
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa had earlier in the week won the state APC guber nomination -Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you
