Tension as 10 Political parties, APC members join PDP to unseat Ogun governor in Saturday poll
- There may be pressure on Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun state, as the PDP in the state disclosed that about 10 political parties are working with it to unseat the governor
- Abiodun, who is the candidate of the APC in the March 18 governorship election in the state, is in the race for his second-term ambition
- But Sikiru Ogundele, the chairman of the PDP in the state, disclosed that 10 parties and some aggrieved members of the APC working with the leading opposition
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Abeokuta, Ogun - Dapo Abiodun, the governor of Ogun state, could be under tension as chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Sikiru Olawale Ogundele, revealed that 10 political parties have teamed up with the opposition.
Ogundele made this known in an interview with the BBC Yoruba on Saturday, March 18, exactly 7 days before the rescheduled governorship election.
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According to the PDP chairman, some aggrieved members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are also working for the leading opposition ahead of the poll.
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Abiodun, the candidate of the APC in the Saturday poll and sitting governor of the state, is seeking re-election for his second term ambition, and his major challenger is Oladipupo Adebutu, the PDP candidate and son of a popular businessman Kensington Adebutu, popularly known as Baba Ijebu.
The PDP chairman in the state also spoke on the just concluded February 25 presidential and national assembly election in the country.
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He faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for not following its guidelines, adding that the election was the worst that had ever been conducted in the history of Nigeria.
According to Ogundele, INEC lied to Nigerians as it failed to fulfil the promise it made to Nigerians on the use of BVAS on election day.
Recall that the electoral body had been criticised over its failure to upload the results on its iRev portal from the polling units, even though the electoral law did not compel the commission to do so.
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APC guber candidate gets fresh endorsement from power ex-governor of PDP
Legit.ng earlier reported that Rashidi Ladoja, the former governor of Oyo state, has endorsed Teslim Folarin, the candidate of the APC, ahead of March 18 governorship election in the state.
Ladoja, who is a chieftain of the PDP in Oyo state, publicly endorsed Folarin on Saturday at a gathering with some of his supporters.
The former government lamented the failure of Governor Seyi Makinde to win any senatorial and house of reps seat for the PDP, compared to his Osun state counterpart, Ademola Adeleke.
Source: Legit.ng
