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| Description: Despite all odds; Ogun state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conducted its gubernatorial primaries with Prince Gboyega Isiaka emerging the party’s candidate for 2015 governorship election in the state. Isiaka who was the governorship candidate of the Peoples Party of Nigeria (PPN) during the April 26, 2011 governorship polls in the state but lost to Senator Ibikunle Amosun, defeated eleven other contestants to become the PDP flagbearer. He polled 705 votes while the closest contestant to him, Hon. Kayode Amusan, scored 151 votes. 10 other contestants including Prince Yanju Lipede, Tony Ojesina, Abiodun Akinlade scored zero votes. Representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from the National and state headquarters respectively including David Asemo, Clement Idoko and the Commission’s administrative Secretary in Ogun, willieson Atiba witnessed the exercise. The exercise, which was conducted by Bayo Dayo – led state Executive Committee began with uncertainty and accreditation of delegates could not commence until noon and voting began by 2: 25p.m amidst doubt that it may not hold following the directives by the National Leadership of the party which had ordered the postponement. And while the trio of Amusan, Omooba Segun Adewale and Isiaka himself attended, the likes of former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole, Yanju Lipede, Isiaq Abiodun Akinlade among others stayed away from the exercise. (***The result still remains inconclusive as some member of the party declares it cancelled, all eyes still on Ogun State) |
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