Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo is currently in a closed door meeting with the immediate past governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, at his Abeokuta Hilltop mansion.
It was gathered, the meeting is connected to the October 10 governorship election in Ondo State.
The Nigerian cable online news reports, that the meeting which is being attended by Leaders of the southwest, across party divide, will devise how to forge a common front to unseat the incumbent governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
It would be recalled that there have been talks on possible alignments and re-alignments amongst political parties as regards the election
An insider told newsmen that Obasanjo may likely prevail on the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Eyitayo Jegede to collapse his structure for the Zenith Labour Party candidate , Agboola Ajayi in the face of the obvious dwindling fortunes of the PDP’s candidate
The insider, who is a PDP Chieftain, said many of them have told Jegede, the consequences of his actions before,during and after the primaries, even in his choice of running mate and constitution of state executives.
He added that Agboola’s increasing undeniable popularity in Ondo South senatorial District, and Mimiko’s grip of the central portends that the PDP’s fate was almost sealed and instead of losing out totally, it was better Jegede collapsed his structure for Agboola Ajayi.
The reports from the field for the PDP is not a good one. Apart from Akure where Jegede hails from, which LG can he boast of a likely winning .
The two PDP house of Assembly members in the In the Ondo state of house of assembly are working for Agboola, ditto for all his co-contestants in the primaries and party chieftains who are working underneath for the ZLP.” The insider revealed.
He also expressed fears that with the zoning arrangements not favorable to Jegede, a factor that contributed to his loss in 2016 and the underground support most PDP governors are giving Agboola, Jegede’s chances of winning the election gets dimmer.
“Ajayi is the only candidate from the south, a region whose persist outcry is about having a governor in the person of late Olusegun Agagu who spent only 6 years . While Jegede is from the central which enjoyed 8 years under mimiko and the north has spent a commutative 12 years under Adekunle Ajasin, Adebayo Adefarati and the incumbent, Rotimi Akeredolu.”
The insider said before the Obasanjo meeting, talks have been ongoing on how to compensate Jegede since the window to tinker with the candidates that would have allowed him run as Agboola’ s running mate has already ended.
“In the face of obvious reality, we would have loved Jegede to deputize Agboola but the window for such arrangement is closed by INEC. Available options now are going back to his office as Attorney General of the state , in addition other juicy appointments and slots for elective positions for his supporters will be given as well ,” the source added.
However, the media handlers of Jegede are yet to react to this new development.
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