Ayo Akinyelure, the senator representing Ondo Central in the National Assembly, has allegedly begun reclaiming automobiles donated to some leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after losing his third bid for re-election to the Senate.
Akinyelure, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges, and Public Petitions came second in the Ondo Central senatorial primary on Monday, after Ifedayo Adedipe (SAN), who won and received 82 votes.
Akinyelure received 58 votes, with ex-Ondo State PDP Chairman Clement Faboyede coming in third with 57 votes.
Despite the money and vehicles he allegedly used as mobilization for the race, the legislator was believed to have requested his vehicles back from the leaders after being disappointed with the primary’s outcome, Daily Post reports.
Sources gathered that Akinyelure recovered the vehicles he gifted Segun Adegoke, a member of the PDP’s Board of Trustees, and Hon. Wole Akindiose, a former PDP Chairman in Ondo East and a national delegate to the party’s approaching convention.
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Akinyelure’s Media and Strategy Adviser, Charles Akinwon, said the Senator only retrieved the vehicle given to Akindiose because of his role in the primaries.
Recall that two serving PDP federal lawmakers from Ondo State, Senator Nicholas Tofowomo, and Senator Ayo Akinyelure, have lost the chance to secure return tickets to the red chamber of the National Assembly.
Both senators failed to secure their tickets on Tuesday, during the party’s primary election.
Senator Tofowomo, representing Ondo South Senatorial District of the state, was also defeated by his closest rival, Mr Agboola Ajayi, a former deputy governor of the state.
Ajayi scored 78 votes to beat Tofowomo who polled 74 votes.
Meanwhile, Senator Akinyelure has blamed former governor Olusegun Mimiko, for his loss in the just concluded primary election.
Senator Tofowomo alleged that the former governor unduly influenced the delegates to vote against him at the exercise.
