Amosun wins APC ticket, Deputy to contest

Governor Ibikunle Amosun has won the APC ticket to contest for the second time as a governor. The primary election was held at Abeokuta the state capital on Thursday having 3,861 votes.

His Deputy, Mr. Adesegun Adesegun also declared his interest to contest for the governorship post under the platform of the Social Democratic Party.

Punch has details of the story:

Incumbent governor of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, on Thursday clinched the ticket of the All Progressives Congress to run for the second term in the governorship primary conducted in Abeokuta.

His deputy, Mr. Segun Adesegun, also declared his governorship ambition on Thursday on the platform of the Social Democratic Party.In the primary, which held under tight security, the governor polled 3,861 votes, in a contest where he is the sole aspirant.

The event was supervised by the state and national representatives of the Independent National Electoral Commission, headed by Kehinde Mustapha.

Voting commenced at about 1pm after the electoral committee, headed by Mr. Tunde Oladunjoye, had finished delegates accreditation.In an interview with journalists after casting his vote, Amosun, who described the exercise as peaceful, said, “It is a call on me to do more for the people of the state.”

Meanwhile, Adesegun, while declaring his governorship ambition, said he had put what happened between him and the governor behind him, adding that he was concerned with how to move the state forward.

He said, “I want to formally inform you today that I have formally joined the Social Democratic Party, where I will contest as one of the governorship flagbearers.“Today, I have with me some leaders of the party. We have gone round the 20 local governments in the state, and I am happy with the response from the people. I believe the party will move the state forward.”Adesegun, who said he had earlier been hesitant when some people told him to contest the governorship race, noted that he had to make a personal decision on this.

Source- Punchng

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