Ondo 2020: Atiku reacts as Jegede defeats Akeredolu’s deputy, Ajayi at PDP primaries
Out of the 2111 delegates who voted during the primaries which lasted about eight hours, Jegede who was the standard-bearer of the party in 2016, polled 888 votes to emerge the winner, while his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi scored 667.
Following the outcome, Jegede will slug it out with Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the APC in the upcoming governorship election on October 10, 2020.He wrote, “Congratulations @TayoJegedeSAN, on your emergence as the candidate of the @OfficialPDPNig for the Ondo state governorship election coming up in October.
“It is incumbent upon us as one big, united family, to reach out to other contestants and stakeholders for us to build a formidable arsenal that will ensure clear victory at the polls.”
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