Shock and disbelief trailed the release of candidates’ list for Ogun State yesterday, as the names of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole, Governor Gbenga Daniel and Mrs. Lola Abiola-Edewor were not on the Peoples Democratic Party’s list released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abeokutal.
The former managing director of the Gateway Holdings, Mr. Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, candidate of the Gbenga Daniel faction of the PDP was dropped for former military governor of old Oyo State, General Adetunji Olurin who was backed by ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo as the party’s standard bearer.
Olurin’s running mate according to the list released at about 5.24 p.m. by the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Martins Okunfolami was the former chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the State, Mr. ‘Tunde Oladunjoye.
The daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello was on the list as senatorial candidate for Ogun Central as against the name Hon. Lola Abiola-Edewor who belongs to Daniel’s camp.
According to the (REC), Mr. Peter Alawode and not the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bankole is the PDP candidate for the Abeokuta South Federal Constituency in the April elections.
Mohammed Adetunji Odunowo’s name appeared as against the name of Governor Gbenga Daniel as the senatorial candidate of the PDP in Ogun East.
Some members of the state House of Assembly also had their names as candidates in the Obasanjo camp. They include, Akintan Job, for Yewa North. Mr. Babatunde Fadun, Ogun West Senatorial District as against the Daniel faction’s favoured candidate, Mr. Waliu Taiwo.
The former managing director of the Gateway Holdings, Mr. Gboyega Nasir Isiaka, candidate of the Gbenga Daniel faction of the PDP was dropped for former military governor of old Oyo State, General Adetunji Olurin who was backed by ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo as the party’s standard bearer.
Olurin’s running mate according to the list released at about 5.24 p.m. by the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mr. Martins Okunfolami was the former chairman of Ijebu-East Local Government Area of the State, Mr. ‘Tunde Oladunjoye.
The daughter of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Senator Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello was on the list as senatorial candidate for Ogun Central as against the name Hon. Lola Abiola-Edewor who belongs to Daniel’s camp.
According to the (REC), Mr. Peter Alawode and not the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Bankole is the PDP candidate for the Abeokuta South Federal Constituency in the April elections.
Mohammed Adetunji Odunowo’s name appeared as against the name of Governor Gbenga Daniel as the senatorial candidate of the PDP in Ogun East.
Some members of the state House of Assembly also had their names as candidates in the Obasanjo camp. They include, Akintan Job, for Yewa North. Mr. Babatunde Fadun, Ogun West Senatorial District as against the Daniel faction’s favoured candidate, Mr. Waliu Taiwo.
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