By Kolade Larewaju
ABEOKUTA- THE Independent
National Electoral Commission
(INEC) has released the list of
candidates for the forthcoming
polls with the names of Governor
Olugbenga Daniel, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, Mr.
Dimeji Bankole and daughter of
the acclaimed winner of the June
12 1993 elections; Bashorun MKO
Abiola, Mrs. Lola Abiola Edewor
conspicuously missing from the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
list.
The Obasanjo
faction
completely
swept all the
candidacy
with Gen.
Adetunji
Idowu Olurin
as the
Governorship
candidate
with Tunde
Oladunjoye as his Deputy, Senator
Iyabo Obasanjo Bello emerging
as the senatorial candidate from
Ogun Central. From the Ogun East
where Daniel contested came
Mohammed Tahir Adetunji and
Chief Babatunde Fadun from the
West Senatorial District.
Others who lost out in the PDP list
include the Deputy Governor,
Alhaja Salmot Badru who was
replaced by Capt. Musa Kehinde
Borokini for Ipokia/Yewa South
Federal Constituency, Bankole
was replaced by Peter Olusegun
Alawode in Abeokuta South
Federal Constituency while Mr.
Gbenga Oduwaiye a current
member of the house of
Representatives was replaced
Salami Muideen Adegboyega in
Odogbolu/Ijebu-Ode/Ijebu North
east Federal Constituency.
In the Action Congress of Nigeria
[ACN] list, Senator Ibikunle
Amosun was listed as the
Governorship candidate white
Prince Segun Adesegun as
running mate while the former
Deputy Governor of Ogun State
Alhaji Sefiu Adegbenga Kaka
picked the Senatorial Ticket for
Ogun East.
Olugbenga Obadara picked the
Ogun Central Senatorial ticket
while Babalola Kamar Odunsi
picked the Ogun West Senatorial
ticket.
Also on the list are Olumide
Babatunde Osoba who picked the
House of Representative ticket for
Abeokuta North/Obafemi Owode
and Odeda Federal Constituency,
Samuel Olusegun Williams picked
ticket for Abeokuta South,
Abayomi Hunye [Ipokia/Egbado
South and Odeneye Kehinde
Olusegun [Ijebu-Ode/Odogbolu/
Ijebu North East
Announcing the list in Abeokuta,
the Resident Electoral
Commissioner Deacon Martins
Okunfolami said that 33 parties
submitted nominations in the
state with eight of them
nominating only Presidential
Candidates and running mates
while the remaining 25 submitted
nomination for various offices.

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