APC guber primary: Drama in Ogun as NWC panel declares Abiodun winner
The Muhammad Ndabawa-led electoral committee sent to Ogun State by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Wednesday night, declared Prince Dapo Abiodun winner of the Direct governorship primary.
Declaring the result of the election conducted throughout the 236 wards across the 20 Local Governments Areas of the State, Chairman of the Committee, Muhammad Ndabawa said Prince Abiodun polled 102, 305 votes to emerge winner.
Ndabawa added that other contestants – Jimi Lawal scored 51,153 votes while Abimbola Ashiru polled 29,764 votes.
Other contestants, Senator Gbenga Kaka got 17,771 votes and Abayomi Hunye 9,110 votes while Adekunle Akinlade scored 23,443 votes.
Speaking to reporters, Ndabawa stated that he was not aware of an earlier announcement by the state chapter.
“My committee is the authentic body constituted by the NWC to conduct and supervise governorship primary in the state in line with the party guidelines and constitution”, he said.
The announcement of Abiodun came hours after Adekunle Akinlade, member of the House of Representatives (Yewa South/Ipokia Federal Constituency), was declared as the winner of the primary by Ogun APC.
Akinlade had been endorsed by Ogun governor, Ibikunle Amosun.
Making the declaration earlier on Wednesday afternoon at the APC State Secretariat in Abeokuta, State Chairman, Chief Derin Adebiyi declared that Akinlade polled the highest number of valid votes in the primaries.
He said Akinlade scored 190,987 votes, leaving Jimi Lawal in a distant second position with 5,046 votes.
According to him, Dapo Abiodun garnered 3,648 votes, Abimbola Ashiru – 898 votes and Adegbenga Kaka – 833 votes.
