This was made known in a statement made available to PREMIUM TIMES by Kingsley Fanwo, the spokesperson to governor, Thursday morning.
This choice of the party did not, however, go down smoothly for some members of the party in the South-East and North Central who have been clamouring that this position be zoned to their region.According to the statement the governor who made his stand known while on a courtesy visit to a national leader of the party, Bola Tinubu in Lagos.
“I supported Hon Gbajabiamila in 2015 but it was unfortunate that we lost out. This time around, we shall make sure the decision of the party prevails by electing the two of them to work with Mr President to move the nation forward” he said.“We have two Senators-elect from my State and seven House of Representatives members-elect. They will listen to us. Even the two others who are in ADC and PDP will be lobbied to support us” he said.
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