Rotimi Akeredolu |
In what is clearly a keenly contested All Progressives Congress
primary election, Rotimi Akeredolu (SAN) was on Saturday elected
candidate of the party for the November 26 governorship election.
It is the second time he is emerging candidate of the party, as he was the candidate in the 2012 governorship election.
In Saturday’s election, he defeated Olusegun Abraham, the preferred
candidate of the National Leader, Bola Ahmed Tunubu, by 669 votes.
Mr. Abraham, an international businessman and a one-time Chairman of
Owena Motel under Governor Adefarati, scored 635 votes to place second
in the race.
He was a governorship aspirant in 2012 on the platform of the defunct
ACN but was pressured to step down for Rotimi Akeredolu who flew the
party’s flag at the time.
Despite the initial controversy over alleged imposition of Mr.
Abraham on the party, the results showed that the election was keenly
contested with all the major aspirants showing political strength.
Although 24 persons vied for the ticket, the contest was strictly
among Mr. Abraham, Olusola Oke, Robert Boroffice and Mr. Akeredolu.
Mr. Oke pulled some surprises with his performance. He is a new
figure in the party, joining the party from the PDP shortly after the
2015 loss to APC in the presidential election.
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