BEVERLY HILLS, May 8, (THEWILL) – Professor Kolapo Olusola, the Deputy Governor of Ekiti State has emerged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate for the July 14, 2018 governorship election.
Olusola, who was backed by incumbent Ayodele Fayose, polled 1,190 votes ahead of his only challenger, Prince Adebayo Adeyeye, a former Minister of State for Works, who got 770 votes.
The election was held at the Great Eagle Event Centre, Ajebamidele, Ikere Road, Ado-Ekiti.
Delta State Governor, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa chaired the Ekiti PDP Governorship Primary Electoral Committee.
He said: “We have come to the end of the congress and in the first instance, you are aware that just before voting started, Senator (Biodun) Olujimi stepped down and we have only Prof. Kolapo Olusola and Prince Dayo Adeyeye.
“It was definitely a keen competition, at the end, we had total number of 1,968 accredited voters and Prof. Kolapo Olusola scored 1,190 votes and Prince Adedayo Adeyeye scored 771 votes.
“I hereby return Prof. Kolapo Olusola as the duly nominated gubernatorial candidate of the PDP for the Ekiti State gubernatorial election. I want to congratulate Prof. Kolapo Olusola for his victory at this gubernatorial state congress.”
The PDP flag bearer will slug it out with the winner of the APC governorship primary which has been slated for May 11 after the party cancelled last weekend’s primary when aggrieved aspirants disrupted the exercise and accused one of the leading aspirants, Dr. Kayode Fayemi of alleged rigging.
