Osun APC Guber Primary: SSG, Senator Omoworare ,Other Withdraw From Primary

Agency ReporterJuly 20, 2018

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Three of the leading aspirants of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun State has pulled out of the contest to pick the party’s flagbearer in the coming governorship election in the state.

Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Moshood Adeoti, Senator represents Osun East, Senator Babajide Omoworare as well as the Chairman of Local Government Service Commission, Peter Babalola, announced their withdrawal shortly before the APC primary election started on Friday.

The SSG revealed his decision in a statement by the Director of Media and Publicity, Moshood Adeoti Campaign Organisation (MACO), Mr Kayode Agbaje, which was made available to reporters in Osogbo, the state capital.

He explained that he has resolved to abide by a resolution of the Osun West Senatorial District wing of the party, dissociating itself from the exercise.

Adeoti added that his withdrawal was based on the credibility of the primary which he described as “a skewed and jaundiced process already designed to favour an anointed aspirant.”

However, he informed his teeming supporters that he is still very much in the race to contest and win the governorship election.

Also, Senator Babajide Omoworare, the lawmaker representing Osun East in the National Assembly, has pulled out of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election.

Omoworare announced his withdrawal in a statement signed by the Director of Communications for his campaign organisation, Tunde Dairo, on Friday in Osogbo, the state capital.

“In view of obvious political realities which are beyond our control, Senator Babajide Omoworare will not present his Ward Agents, mobilise his supporters, or deploy resources for the APC Governorship Primary election of July 20th, 2018.

“This development is with the ultimate view of ensuring party cohesion and for All Progressives Congress to secure victory at the September 22nd Governorship election in the state,” it read.

Meanwhile, the APC primary election is taking place in the 332 wards across all the local government areas of the state.

The party’s national leadership had set up a committee to conduct a free and fair primary that would be accepted by party members in the state.

Zamfara State Governor, Abdul’Aziz Yari, also resigned as the chairman while the lawmaker representing Delta Central, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, is now act as the chairman of the committee.

With the withdrawal of the three aspirants, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Lasun Yusuff and Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Dr Najeem Salam, as well as 12 others will battle for the APC ticket.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had fixed September 22 to conduct the poll that would produce a successor for Mr Rauf Aregbesola who has been governor since November 2010.