BEVERLY HILLS, July 22, (THEWILL) – Mr. Eyitayo Jegede has won the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State.
The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) was declared winner after defeating seven others, including the Deputy Governor of the state, Agboola Ajayi, who defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) recently.
Jegede polled 888, Ajayi polled 657 votes and Dr Eddy Olafeso polled 175 votes. A former member of the House of Representatives, Dr Bode Ayorinde polled 95 votes while Banji Okunomo scored 90 votes. A former commissioner, Sola Ebiseni polled 29 votes while Godday Erewa scored 14 votes. The election was supervised by Enugu State Governor, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi.
THEWILL notes that this is Jegede’s back to win, having also won the party’s ticket in 2016, but lost the governorship election to incumbent Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, the candidate of the APC, and also a Senior Advocate of Nigeria.
Both Akeredolu, who is seeking re-election and Jegede will have a rematch on October 10, 2020.
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