Ondo PDP Primary, Eyitayo Jegede Is it, Defeats Deputy Governor Agboola Ajayi |The Source

By Ayodele Oni, Akure

After series of allegations of stuffing delegates list with fictitious names, the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) in Ondo state finally settled for Mr Eyitayo Jegede as its flag bearer in the October 20 governorship election.

Jegede, who was the candidate of the party during 2017 governorship election, defeated other aspirants to clinch the PDP ticket with 888 votes.

He was also the Commissioner for Justice during the eight years regime of former Governor Olusegun Mimiko.

The final result, as announced by the chairman election committee Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and governor of Enugu state, showed that Eddy Olafeso scored 175, Agboola Ajayi, 657; Banji Okunomo, 90;  Bode Ayorinde, 95; Boluwaji Kunlere, 36; Godday Erewa, 14; and Sola Ebiseni, 29 votes.

Agboola Ajayi, the incumbent deputy governor of the state, dumped the All Progressives Congress, (APC) that brought him to power, to contest the primary.

Sorting of ballot papers was delayed for about two hours  after voting ended at the International Events Centre, Dome, in Akure due to allegations of injection of 17 names after delegates had voted.

Many of the aspirants insisted the names were strange to them.

The Committee went to a closed door meeting for over 30 minutes and came out without declaring what to do with the list.

According to report, the list contained names of former Local Government Chairmen of the party who defected, and later returned, but some aspirants insisted the people have not properly rejoined the PDP.

Eyitayo will now face the candidate of the APC and incumbent Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu.

Both men also squared up in 2016. Akeredolu came out tops.