The former General Manager of Guaranty Trust Bank (GTB), Kayode Adaramodu, on Thursday, September 30, obtained the expression of interest form and the nomination form ahead of the June 18, 2022 governorship election in Ekiti State.
The United Kingdom-based policy expert stormed the party National Headquarters in Abuja at the early hours of Thursday to obtain the form.
Adaramodu was represented by his committee of friends and former colleagues at GTBank.
Adaramodu makes the fourth aspirant obtaining the form.
According to the report, the committee of friends and former colleagues at GTBank donated the nomination and Expression of Interest forms to his campaign.
They obtained the forms for him as part of their contributions to the project.
Leading the team, Otunba Olumide Adekunbi, noted that Kayode Adaramodu’s capacity and competencies to lead the state forward is undeniable judging from their experiences with him.
He said the form donation is one of the various supports being outlined for his aspiration.
Donating the forms to him at his residence, Adaramodu, who was delighted at the gesture said his vision “to make the state a healthy self-sufficient community of proud citizens and the best place to live in Nigeria” remains on course.
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According to the aspirant, the Peoples Democratic Party remains the hope of Nigerians particularly Ekiti State where functional governance has been suffering.
“In practical terms, the current administration in Ekiti state is sound on paper in policy formation but lacks the needed impetus to translate such into reality for the common good of all. We are in this race to drive impactful improvements and sustainable development that meet the needs of our people”, says Adaramodu.
The Ilawe born politician said, “For us in the PDP, there is no gainsaying the fact that our people are tired of APC in Ekiti State. We need to close ranks more, resolve our differences and walk into our deserved victory come 2022. The government house is ready for us to come next year and I promise victory for this party.”
Adaramodu hails from Ilawe Ekiti, the headquarters of Ekiti West Local Council, Ekiti South Senatorial District, the zone that has not governed the state since the advent of democracy in 1999.
Newsflash Nigeria had reported that three of the aspirants had obtained the forms. They are former governor of the state, Segun Oni; immediate past PDP State chairman, Bisi Kolawole and Lateef Ajijola.
Oni obtained the form on Wednesday, September 22 at the PDP National Headquarters in Abuja while Lateef Ajijola obtained their own on Thursday, September 23. Bisi Kolawole had obtained the form on Friday, September 24.
The forms were sold at N21million made up of N1million for expression of interest and N20million for the nomination form.
Meanwhile, The PDP has extended the sale of its expression of interest and nomination forms for the Ekiti governorship election by two weeks.
Newsflash Nigeria understands that the closing date for the sales of the forms had been extended from Thursday, September 30 to Thursday, October 14.
In the same vein, the date for the submission of the forms had also been extended to Friday, October 15.
The party further revealed that the screening of aspirants earlier scheduled for Monday, October 11 2021 has been shifted to a new date of Monday, October 18, 2021.
The party advises all aspirants, leaders of the party, critical stakeholders as well as the teeming supporters in Ekiti are to take note and guided accordingly.
The governorship primary election will take place on January 28, 2022.
