Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has won the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Abiodun polled 1,168 to defeat five other contestants who scored zero votes.
The defeated five aspirants are Hon. Adekunle Akinlade, Modele Sarafa –Yusuf, Chief Remilekun Bakare, Arc. Owodunni Opayemi and Biyi Otegbeye.
They were absent but sent agents to represent them.
A total of 1,180 delegates from 236 wards spread across the 20 Local Government Areas were accredited for the primary.
A total of 1,170 votes were cast, 1,168 declared valid while two votes were treated as void.
Hon. Wale Ohu, chairman of the five-man APC Governorship Primary Committee in Ogun State, announced Abiodun as the winner.
He said: “Having scored the highest valid votes, he is hereby declared winner and governorship candidate of the APC in Ogun State for the 2023 governorship election.”
Party chieftains on the ground at the MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta for the primary were former Governors Segun Osoba and Gbenga Daniel; former Deputy Governors Gbenga Kaka and Makanjuola Badru, Senator Gbenga Obadara and Chief (Mrs) Iyabo Apampa among others
Earlier, Akinlade and Otegbeye had rejected the composition of the state Gubernatorial Primary Election Panel.
“Your Excellency may wish to note that a few hours before the scheduled primaries, no list of delegates for the primary election has been formally published nor did the Primary Election Committee members meet with us in line with standard procedures. This has spurred speculations that the list to be used for the exercise is a disputed list of delegates. Our members are aggrieved about this.
“Against this background, we wish to inform Your Excellency that we have no confidence in the choice of Chairman of the election panel and have fears and reservations about the list of delegates to be used for the exercise.
“The above notwithstanding, we shall be participating in the primary election because of our loyalty to the party and respect for its leadership. However, we wish to place our concerns on record.”