Olusegun Mimiko, former governor
of Ondo state, has dumped his presidential ambition.
The two-term governor of Ondo had
emerged presidential candidate of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP).
But a source revealed on
Wednesday that Mimiko has pulled out of the presidential race and will now
contest the Ondo central senatorial election under ZLP.
Gboye Adegbenro, a former
commissioner in his administration, had clinched the senatorial ticket and was
listed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as ZLP’s
candidate in the election.
TheCable reports that a source in Mimiko’s camp
said that Adegbenro has agreed to cede the ticket to the former
governor.
“Oga (Mimiko) is now the senatorial
candidate of ZLP. He is not contesting for president again,” the source said.
“Adegbenro is his boy, he has
already stepped down for him.”
The source added that ZLP has
reached an agreement with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the
presidential election.
“ZLP is having an agreement with
PDP in the presidential election, so we are no more fielding any candidate,”
the source said.
Eni Akinsola, spokesman to the
former governor, could not be reached for comments as calls put to his line
were not answered and the text message was also not replied.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
Advertise on NigerianEye.com to reach thousands of our daily users
No comments
Post a Comment
Kindly drop a comment below.
(Comments are moderated. Clean comments will be approved immediately)
Advert Enquires - Reach out to us at NigerianEye@gmail.com