The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has declared Dr Segun Oyebolu the party’s flag bearer for the November 16 Ondo State governorship election.
The Chairman of the party’s governorship primary election committee, Mr Joseph Achille Abu, stated this at the end of the primary election in Ondo on Saturday, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
Achille said that Oyebolu scored 53 out of the 64 votes at the primaries to emerge winner.
He said that 64 delegates drawn from the 18 local government areas of the state participated at the primaries.
He expressed satisfaction with the turnout of party delegates across the state, saying that the turnout was impressive and showed the party’s readiness to conquer the state at the election.
“SDP is determined to win the Nov. 16 governorship election in Ondo State. Our party is the only party that can rescue Ondo State from being a civil servant state to an industrial state,” he said.
In his acceptance speech, Oyebolu appreciated the party delegates for the confidence reposed in him.
“I promise to build a formidable campaign team that will dislodge the incumbent All Progressives Congress-led government in the state, and build a new Ondo State,” Oyebolu said.
“And I am also assuring our party’s leaders and people of the state that our administration will bring back the good old days of the state, if elected as governor,” he said.
In a similar vein, Mr John Akinmurele was elected as the candidate of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) for Nov. 16 governorship election in the state.
Akinmurele was elected unopposed by 89 out of 90 delegates at the indirect primaries on Saturday in Akure.
Earlier, Mr Williams Moses, the Chairman of the State primary election committee, said that it was a new dawn in the state as new blood was being injected into the party for an all-round development.
“So, Akinmurele is hereby declared winner having satisfied the law governing the election and the party,” Moses said.
In his acceptance speech, Akinmurele appreciated the delegates for the support that led to his unopposed victory, saying the task ahead was enormous.
He said he believed that the party would be victorious in the November governorship election.
“With my emergence as the flag bearer of our dear party, I promise to ensure good governance in the state, if elected,” Akinmurele said.
“And, if elected as the governor of Ondo State, I will prioritise the welfare of the people and enhance the economic prospects of the state,” he said.
Also, Mr Dotun Ojon, State Chairman of YPP, said the mandate of the party was to give maximum opportunity, develop the people and the society.
“We are presenting the party and candidate to the people of the state, as he has the capacity to develop the state if voted and elected as governor in the Nov.16 election,” he said.
