Ondo Election: Jegede wins Ondo PDP primary
Afnews Editor
Jul 23, 2020
A former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Ondo State, Eyitayo Jegede, has won the 2020 governorship primary of the People's Democratic Party (PDP).
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Jegede polled 888 votes to defeat his closest rival, Ondo Deputy Governor, Hon Agboola Ajayi, who garnered 657 votes
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He was the party's governorship candidate in 2016 but lost to Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu.
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The primary was keenly contested between Jegede and Ajayi, who joined the PDP last month after he resigned from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).
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Other aspirants in the race such as National Vice Chairman PDP South West, Dr. Eddy Olafeso polled 175; former Ondo PDP spokesman Banji Okunomo got 90 votes; Ayorinde Olabode garnered 95 votes; Senator Kunlere Boluwaji polled 33 votes, Ebiseni Sola got 29 votes while Godday Erewa scored 14 votes.
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A total of 2,111 delegates voted at the primary.
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Members and supporters of the PDP ignored warning not to come to the venue if they were not delegates.
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Trouble initially started when some PDP youths claimed to have caught some people with thumbprinted ballot papers.
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The ballot papers were later discovered to be samples used to enlighten party supporters on mode of voting.
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Those caught with the ballot papers samples were beaten.
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Accreditation of delegates began at about 1pm while voting began at about 2:30pm.
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Chairman of the Primary Committee, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, assured them of free and fair conduct.
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There was a delay after voting has ended by delegates when 17 names of special delegates surfaced.
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It was gathered introduction of fresh 17 names after all the delegates have voted caused fresh crisis as many of the aspirants insisted that the names were strange to them.
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The Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi -led Committee went to a closed door meeting for over 30 minutes and came out without knowing what to do with the list.
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It was gathered that the list contained names of former local government chairmen of the party who defected to other parties and later returned back.
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Hundreds of supporters of the PDP remained at the venue until the ballot were counted and results announced.
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