for Zenith Labour Party . Though ZLP had conducted its primary election and elected an oil mogul, Mr. Solomon Benjamin, from the South Senatorial District as its candidate, news has it that he has willingly yielded the ticket to Ajayi.
Many political readers believe PDP’s primary election had a lot of external inputs, especially from Mimiko, who reportedly supported Ajayi to defeat Jegede and others. He is said to be intent on extracting a pound of flesh politically from Jegede.
Mimiko’s political antecedents in the state give more colouration to the third force in the forthcoming governorship election due to the stunts he pulled with Labour Party a few weeks to the 2007 poll. ‘Iroko,’ as he is fondly called by his supporters, didn’t reclaim his mandate until over 30 months’ litigation when he ousted his predecessor, late Dr. Olusegun Agagu, despite the powers of incumbency at the state and federal levels.
As revealed, Governor Akeredolu and the third-term Senator representing Ondo North District, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice, were privy to the meeting as they arrived the venue when the deputy governor was leaving the state’s lodge. It is believed that since the South District could not get the PDP ticket, it is envisaged that through Ajayi’s candidature in ZLP, the rank and file of the party in the district would be broken.
Contrary to what is on the public domain, the Media Adviser to the deputy governor, Mr. Allen Sowore, who confirmed his boss’ resignation from PDP in a letter dated August 9, 2020, dispelled all insinuations that Ajayi’s candidature was being sponsored by APC. He noted that their consultation train had been given wide reception by a majority of PDP members and leaders from the South Senatorial District, who would soon abandon Jegede to support Ajayi.
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