Isiaka Oyetola, chief of staff,
to Rauf Aregbesola, governor of Osun state, has been declared winner of the
primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state.
Oyetola is the ruling party’s
candidate for the September 22 governorship poll.
He secured 127,017 votes to
defeat Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, who secured
21,975 votes.
Najeem Salam, speaker of the Osun
state house of assembly, came a distant third with 17, 958 votes.
Seventeen aspirants indicated
interest in the exercise at the beginning but Moshood Adeoti, secretary to the
state government, and Babajide Omoware, senator representing Osun east, and
Peter Babalola, chairman of the state civil service commission, withdrew from
the exercise.
Ovie Omo-Agege, senator
representing Delta central, announced the result on behalf of Abdulaziz Yari,
chairman of the primary committee.
“Having won the majority votes, I
declare Adegboyega Isiaka Oyetola as the official flag bearer for the September
22 governorship election,” Omo-Agege said.
Omo-Agege, who described the
election as a family contest, said there was no victor and no vanquished.
The direct primary was conducted
in 332 wards across the state.
NUMBER
|
NAME OF ASPIRANT
|
VOTES SCORED
|
1
|
Adeoti Olalekan
|
128
|
2
|
Adegoke Okiki
|
252
|
3
|
Ajayi Adeyinka
|
196
|
4
|
Akintayo Gafar
|
1773
|
5
|
Alamu Oyebisi
|
1349
|
6
|
Alabi Olugboyega
|
284
|
7
|
Babalola Adebayo
|
141
|
8
|
Layonu Abiodun
|
2369
|
9
|
Omoworare Christopher
|
21
|
10
|
Oriolowo Adeyemi
|
5373
|
11
|
Oyebanji Oludayo
|
09
|
12
|
Oyemomi Oyebola
|
326
|
13
|
Oyetola Isiaka
|
127,017
|
14
|
Raifu Adekunle
|
1053
|
15
|
Salaam Folasayo
|
17958
|
16
|
Taiwo Adedotun
|
21
|
17
|
Yussuff Lasun
|
21975
|
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