By Nurat Uthman
Former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Mr. Ajayi Agboola, yesterday, won the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primary election in the state.
He scored 264 votes out of the 621 votes cast during the contest
Ajayi will fly the flag of the party in the November 16 governorship election in the state.
A former member of the House of Representatives, Mr Kolade Akinjo, came second with 157 votes, while Chief Sola Ebiseni came third in the contest, with 99 votes.
Also, Akinwummi Adeolu polled 64 votes, Chief Bamidele Akingboye, 24 votes, former Information and Orientation Commissioner, John Mafo, scored 9 votes, while Bosun Arebuwa scored two votes.
621 delegates across the 18 council areas of the state, elected Ajayi during the contest held at the International Culture and Events Centre (The Dome), Akure.
Declaring Ajayi the winner of the election, chairman of the 7-man Primary Election Committee and the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, said that the former deputy governor, having scored the highest votes, becomes the candidate of the party in the November 16 governorship election in the state.
In his acceptance speech, Ajayi dedicated his victory to the party saying “No winner, no vanquished. It’s a victory for all of us in PDP.”
