Ekiti 2022: PDP Dismisses Oni's Allegation, Returns Kolawole as Governorship Candidate
- Reactions have continued to trail the just concluded PDP primaries in Ekiti state as stakeholders of the party have diverse views
- Ahead of June 18, 2022 governorship election, Chief Segun Oni claimed the PDP has sold out its ticket to the APC, an allegation that was dismissed
- Meanwhile, Ayo Fayose, ex-governor of the state was accused of working with the All Progressives Congress at the poll
Ahead of the Ekiti governorship election slated for Saturday, June 18, 2022, the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has ignored allegation by former governor of Ekiti state, Segun Oni that the leadership had sold the PDP ticket to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
Oni and five other aspirants in the race had lost the primary election to Bisi Kolawole, believe to be the preferred candidate of another former Ekiti Governor Ayo Fayose.
However, despite Oni’s protest, the PDP leadership will be presenting a certificate of return to Kolawole in Abuja on Tuesday (today) to fly the PDP flag at the election, The Nation reports.
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Reacting to Oni’s outburst, the spokesman for the PDP, Debo Ologunagba, said the former governor must have been misquoted in the media.
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According to him, the PDP Ekiti governorship primary conducted last Wednesday was free, fair and credible.
In a telephone interview with the newspaper on Monday, January 31, Ologunagba said the PDP had not received formal complaints from Oni or any other aspirants that contested the primary.
Ologunagba said:
"As I speak, there is no single petition before the party, either by Mr Oni or any other aspirants in the race.
“Mr. Oni is one of our key stakeholders in the party and his is aware of existing dispute resolution channels in the party if he felt aggrieved.
“But I must say that the Oni that we know will never make those comments credited to him. I believe that was was quoted out of context."
Ekiti: Tinubu's ally Adeyeye lambastes Fayemi, reveals how next governor will emerge
Meanwhile, Legit.ng had earlier reported that a former senator and national chairman of the Southwest Agenda for Tinubu (SWAGA), Senator Dayo Adeyeye, has explained how Governor Kayode Fayemi's successor would emerge in 2022.
It was reported that he expressed optimism the next Ekiti governor would emerge from the political camp of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.
The APC Chieftain said that the group has started aggressive mobilisation of voters to save the party from likely defeat in the forthcoming June 16, 2022, governorship election.
Ekiti stakeholders call for meeting over alleged marginalisation in the state
In other news, stakeholders in Ekiti state have called for a meeting of great personalities in the state to address some allegations of marginalisation.
The stakeholders called for the meeting just barely a few months before the scheduled June 2022 governorship election in Ekiti state.
According to the stakeholder, converging a meeting of influential personalities from the Ekiti south senatorial district would chart a course for inclusivity forward.
Source: Legit.ng
