Mr Oke contested the seat in 2012 on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Mr Oke contested the governorship election in 2012 on the platform of theand in 2016 on the platform of the Alliance for Democracy but lost to former governor Olusegun Mimiko and the present governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, respectively.
“I was on the list of six aspirants screened yesterday. I was duly screened; the six other aspirants would be screened today. This corroborated the comment of the Ondo State governor, Mr Akeredolu, who had earlier taken to his Twitter page to shower praises on the screening committee with emphasis on their professionalism and courteousness of the panel.
This newspaper also contacted Yekini Nabena, the acting spokesperson of the party. He did not return calls and messages sent to him.
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