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8 Aspirants Compete For Ondo PDP 2024 Governorship Ticket (Full List)

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Mar 25, 2024.

Numerous PDP stalwarts vie for party’s gubernatorial candidacy in Ondo State 2024 election
PDP primaries scheduled for April 15 to determine standard-bearer
Major aspirants for PDP ticket include Otunba Bamidele Akingboye, Hon. Agboola Ajayi, Hon. Sheba Abayomi, Chief Sola Ebiseni, and others

EKO HOT BLOG reports that numerous party stalwarts have signaled their desire to contest as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate for the upcoming 2024 election in Ondo State.

However, before a candidate can emerge, they must navigate the hurdle of the PDP primaries scheduled for April 15, where a standard-bearer will be selected.

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Once the issue of a candidate is settled, the PDP can focus on strategies to unseat the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State.

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The major aspirants who have thrown their hats into the ring for the PDP ticket are:

1. Otunba Bamidele Akingboye – Businessman and philanthropist
2. Hon. Agboola Ajayi – Former Ondo State Deputy Governor
3. Hon. Sheba Abayomi – Former acting national chairman of the Federal Character Commission
4. Chief Sola Ebiseni – Former commissioner and chieftain of Afenifere
5. John Ola Mafo
6. Adeolu Akinwumi
7. Bosun Arebuwa
8. Kolade Akinjo

Meanwhile, a former Commissioner for Justice and Attorney-General, Eyitayo Jegede, has withdrawn from the April 25 governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State.

Jegede, who was the PDP candidate in the 2016 and 2020 guber elections in the state, announced his withdrawal from the 2024 race while addressing supporters in Akure.

He explained that rather than contest, it is time to work with the PDP leadership to ensure the party emerges victorious in the November governorship polls.