Ondo 2024: Agboola Ajayi Wins PDP Ticket
Dele Olaosebikan
FORMER Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi has won the ticket of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and will therefore represent the party in the governorship election slated for 16 November 2024.
Ajayi served as deputy governor to late Governor Rotimi Akeredolu in his first tenure in office from 2016 to 2020 before they fell out.
In the election conducted today at the main auditorium of the International Event Centre, Akure, the Ondo State capital. Mr Ajayi pulled a total of 264 to defeat six other aspirants including a former House of Representatives member, Hon Kolade Akinjo who scored 157 votes.
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.
See votes scored by aspirants
- Chief Shola Ebiseni 99 votes
- Engr Adeolu Akinwunmi 64 votes
- H.E Agboola Ajayi 264 votes
- Deac Bosun Arebua 02 votes
- Otunba Bamidele Akingboye 24 votes
- Hon Kolade Akinjo 157 votes
- Prince John Mafo 09
A total of 621 delegates were accredited and voted during the indirect election, while valid votes were 619.
There was a heavy presence of armed security men from the State’s Police Command, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) and the Department of State Services (DSS) at the venue.
The officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were also present to monitor the primary election.
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