BREAKING: Ondo deputy governor picks Mimiko’s aide, Adegbenro, as running mate

overnorshp election.It was gathered that the deputy governor and the leadership of the party agreed on Adegbenro during a meeting.

The former commissioner’s name was said to have been sent to the Independent National Electoral Commission in order to beat the final deadline of the commission on TuesdayHe said, “Yes we have picked a running mate his name is Gboye Adegbenro. He would be announce tomorrow .” Ajayi, who formally announced his defection to the ZLP last Friday in Akure after he had resigned from both the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, is expected to kick-start his governorshp campaign any moment from now.

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