To end the logjam bedevilling the Oyo State
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the
controversies trailing the ward congresses held
twice in the state, the national leadership of the
party had settled for Teslim Kolawole Folarin as
the party’s gubernatorial candidate.
Two other leading governorship aspirants in the
state, former Governor Adebayo Alao-Akala and
Seyi Makinde, were offered ministerial
appointment and senatorial ticket respectively.
This is even as son of the late Azeez Arisekola
Alao, Umar, who is the Oyo State Commissioner
for Sports, lost his bid to pick the House of
Representatives ticket under the All
Progressives Congress (APC).
Incumbent member of the House from the
constituency, Abiodun Awoleye, was declared
winner ahead of Alao-Arisekola’s son and one
other aspirant.
The story was, however, different in the camp of
Dapo Lam-Adesina, who is the son of the state’s
former governor, Lam Adesina, and a serving
Commissioner for Industry, Applied Science and
Technology, as he won to contest for Ibadan
South-East/North-East Constituency.
Meanwhile, sources close to PDP told our
reporter that the proposal preceded the idea of
holding the governorship primary election today
(Monday), using statutory delegates alone.
The proposal, however, failed to say anything
about the fate of seven other gubernatorial
aspirants, who had been fighting tooth and nail
with the three leading aspirants on the
outcomes of the two ward congresses held
without acceptable results.
It was gathered that the national body of the
party asked Akala to come and take the Minister
of State for Defence dropped by Musiliu
Obanikoro, another governorship aspirant in
Lagos State, who resigned for the purpose of
contesting the primary election in the state.
Similarly, Makinde was asked to go and take the
Oyo South Senatorial slot of the party, a
proposal said not to have gone down well not
only with Akala and Makinde, but with the seven
other aspirants, following which it was learnt the
party settled for governorship primary, using
only the statutory delegates.

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ajimobi will break d jinx this time around Cos' he will win with a huge margin.

ajimobi av tried in Oyo state no doubt about that kudos to d amiable governor even accord party candidate ladoja will be disappointed in d Feb 28 2015 polls.forget about sentiment oooooo.

I thought they said PDP practice internal democracy

Teslim Kolawole Folarin is a nice choice for PDP but he cannot check mate Ajimobi. Sorry Alao-Akala..

But people of OYO state might go for Accord party this Time...

There is no jinx to be broken as the lives of the people in Oyo state is not like a game of football.

Left to me irrespective of party affliation, any elected office holder who has underperformed in his first term does not deserve a second term.

I have only one vote and I am going to use real good.

And pdp have lost the chance to wrestle the power back to theirs again

Teslim to ajumobi or ladoja is like no contest for pdp

This is where one would miss the great Adedibu

In as much baba alaafin of Oyo support Ajimobi,ajimobi will win with huge margin Cos' d voters in all d 32 lg knows d danger PDP is bringing in 2015 election PDP thinks they will rig this time we won't allow them they are thieves and we are ready to chase them away from d center.

How true is dis?

Johnnyessence:
ajimobi will break d jinx this time around Cos' he will win with a huge margin.

Keep deceiving yourself.

so we are waiting for the Tiger

With all this wey dey happen for Oyo state, shy dem no knw say dem do clear way for the Accord chairman ni?

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any gist about Oyo State