Ahead of the November 16, 2024 governorship election in Ondo State, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Agboola Ajayi, has named the member representing Idanre/Ifedore Federal Constituency, Festus Akingbaso, as his new running mate.
This was confirmed by Ajayi while speaking with The Point on Sunday.
According to him, “The electoral law allows that.”
The new running mate was a former House of Assembly member who represented Idanre constituency.
This development comes ahead of the June 18, 2024 deadline for the substitution of names of candidates for the election as stipulated by the independent national electoral commission.
The Independent National Electoral Commission had earlier announced that 17 political parties met the May 20, 2024 deadline for submission of the list of candidates and deputies as specified in its guidelines makes the preparation more interesting.
The development implied that 17 political parties met the Monday, May 20, INEC deadline for the submission of candidates list by the participating parties.
Findings also show that out of 1,991,344 registered voters in the state, a total of 1,729,641 have collected their PVCs. With the figure, no fewer than 261,703 Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) remain uncollected.
Earlier, the parties’ governorship candidates with their deputies included – All Progressives Congress, Lucky Aiyedatiwa and his deputy, Olayide Adelami; People’s Democratic Party, Agboola Ajayi, deputy, Samuel Ogunmusi; Accord Party, Ajibola Falaiye, deputy, Samuel lkuyajolu; Action Alliance, Omolere Akinuli, deputy, Oluwatosin Adeyemi; African Action Congress, Oluwaseyi Ajayi, deputy, Abiodun Lijofi; All Progressive Grand Alliance, Olatunji Popoola, deputy, Ayorinde Adedeji, and Allied Peoples Movement, lsaac Ogunfeyimi, deputy, Arowolo Afolabi.
Others are Action Peoples Party, Babatunde Fadoju, deputy, Olarewaju Ajagunna; African Democratic Congress, Adeyemi Nejo, deputy, Rasheed Ibrahim; Labour Party, Ayodele Olorunfemi, deputy, Olabisi Adu; New Nigeria People’s Party, Oluwatosin Ayeni, deputy, Abike Omoyugbo; and Peoples Redemption Party, Babatunde Alli, deputy, Olusegun Famesa.
Also on the list are Social Democratic Party, Olusegun Oyebolu, deputy, Gift Dada; Young Progressives Party, Otitoloju Akinmurele, deputy, Ayodele Obe; Youth Party, Kehinde Adegoke, deputy, Otitoleke Olupitan; and Zenith Labour Party, Abbas Mimiko, deputy, Opeyemi Fadoju.
According to the electoral body, the final list of candidates will be published on June 18, 2024 while the campaign in public by political parties commences on June 19, 2024 and ends 24 hours to election day on November 14, 2024.”
