The Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) candidate in the Ondo governorship election, Eyitayo Jegede, has revealed
why he did not pick the Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, as his running mate.
Agboola had defected to the PDP
from the All Progressives Congress (APC) in a bid to secure a governorship
ticket, but lost out to Jegede in the primaries.
The Deputy governor eventually
left PDP for Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), where he emerged as the flagbearer.
Many observers had expected
Jegede and Ajayi to team up against the APC candidate and incumbent Governor,
Rotimi Akeredolu.
But Jegede announced Gboluga
Ikengboju as his running mate.
Speaking on Channels Television’s
Sunrise Daily, Jegede said, “Ajayi chose not to be my deputy. His ambition is
to be a governor under a political party. He left the APC, came to PDP,
defeated in our primary, and went to ZLP.
“I took opinions from virtually
everybody. People chose who became my running mate. When a choice is made we
must respect it. One should not allow his ambition to override the choice of
the people.
“All the policies that we are fighting, the
pains we want to end are the product of Akeredolu and his deputy. He was in our
party (as a member) for just six weeks. He is a very powerful person and
humble, you cannot do away with that.”
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