The National Vice Chairman (Southwest) of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Chief Eddy Olafeso, has said that he is still very much in the race to pick the gubernatorial ticket of the PDP in Ondo State ahead of the gubernatorial election in October 10, this year.
Starnews NG reports that Olafeso spoke through his campaign Organisation in a statement issued on Monday, by Wande Ajayi, in Akure, Ondo State Capital.
“We hereby inform the good people of Ondo State, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and the entire South West Zone of our party, that, Dr. Eddy Olafeso, is still very much in the race to become the next Governor of Ondo State ahead of the election in October 10, this year.”
“It is instructive to note that Dr. Olafeso has been working vigorously to pick the gubernatorial ticket of the PDP and his ambition is gaining massive ground. Without prejudice to other candidates, it is certain that he will clinch the PDP ticket to contest as the candidate of the party in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Ondo State”.
“We urge our teeming supporters to please disregard the rumour being peddled by Sen. Olu Alabi. It is nothing but a farce. At no time did Dr. Olafeso discuss his gubernatorial ambition with him. Therefore, he lacks the locus standi to make any pronouncement on behalf of Chief Olafeso.”
“Dr. Olafeso’s gubernatorial ambition is independent of his subsisting position as the National Vice chairman of the Party and would not negotiate it with anybody.”
Chief Olafeso is resolute in his bid to free Ondo State from the shackles of incompetence and maladministration of the Oluwarotimi Akeredolu led administration.”
“Chief Olafeso would not be deterred by mere rumours that carry no iota of truth,” the statement said.
Starnews NG can report that an elder statesman and member of the Board of Trustees of the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) in Osun State, Senator Olu Alabi, on Monday declared to the public through an interview he granted the Nigerian Tribune Newspaper, that Dr. Eddy Olafeso, is no longer contesting for the Ondo 2020 governorship election.
It was learnt that Senator Alabi said in the Newspaper that Chief Olafeso, has already informed the leadership of the PDP in Southwest that he is no longer interested to contest for the party’s primary ahead of the October governorship election in Ondo state.
Olafeso has however urged his teeming supporters to disregard the statement credited to Alabi which he also described as rumour.
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