The emergence of Eyitayo Jegede, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State upturned all popular projections.
Eyitayo Jegede, a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, was the last man anybody would place his bet on as the candidate to emerge from the primary of the Peoples Democratic Party.
Jegede hails from Ondo Central, Ayorinde hails from Ondo North while others hail from Ondo South, the stronghold of the PDP in the State. Another factor was the six aspirants in the race from Ondo South. Before the coming of Ajayi to the PDP, attempts by aspirants from Ondo South to present a common front failed. The defection of Ajayi to the PDP caused further division among the six aspirants from the district.
Besides the protest against the list, several suits were filed in court, demanding disqualification of Ajayi from the race. A legal practitioner and chieftain of the PDP, Dr. Benson Enikuomehin, at a press briefing urged the national leadership of the party to disqualify Ajayi from participating in the party’s primary following fears that the law court would do the needful for the party if the party failed to act owing to the Bayelsa State experience.
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