Ondo 2020: APC screens governorship aspirants to run against Akeredolu

As political gladiators look forward to the October 20 governorship election in Ondo state, a committee set up by All Progressive Congress has concluded the screening of aspirants.

The screening exercise is to pick a consensus candidate who will slug it out with the incumbent Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, in the party’s primaries.

The committee known as Ondo Unity Forum had screened Chief Olusola Oke, Senator Ajayi Boroffice, Bukola Adetula, Jimi Odimayo, Olayide Adelami, Olarewaju Kassim, Oyedeke life, Mrs Jumoke Ajasin Anifowose and Banji Ayiloge who are aspiring to be the party’s flag bearer in the coming poll.

POLITICS NIGERIA understands that the party had fixed its primary for July while the election is scheduled for October by the electoral commission.

This paper learned that the seven-man committee headed by Senator Yele Omogunwa has also submitted their report to the Special Purpose Committee headed by a former deputy governor, Alhaji Ali Olanusi.

The Special Purpose Committee according to sources would soon meet to make public their choice.

Confirming this, the secretary of the Professionals in Ondo Unity Forum, Ralph Adetimehin said the Adhoc committee with a sole mandate of selecting a unified aspirant for the forum has submitted its report.

“The Adhoc committee was given the mandate to interview, interact, assess and review the presentations of all the aspirants within the fold of the forum and they were to come up with a recommendation on who should be the aspirant of the forum in the coming gubernatorial primary election of our great party.

”The general acceptability of the Adhoc Committee prompted all the gubernatorial aspirants to attend the screening exercise as scheduled by the committee.

“The Adhoc Committee has since interviewed, interacted, and reviewed the presentations of all the aspirants and has concluded its assignment,” the statement read.